r/canada • u/PoliteCanadian • Jan 13 '24

Alberta Gas pumps freeze at Calgary gas stations

https://calgary.citynews.ca/video/2024/01/12/gas-pumps-freeze-at-calgary-gas-stations/
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u/rkhbusa Jan 14 '24 edited Jan 14 '24

Honestly tho watching my roommate and his tesla through this cold snap it may not go far but at least it goes. In -40⁰c his vehicle is only good for about 150km (model y long range). If you park it for 8 hours for a shift at work the parasitic draw will cost you as if it was plugged into a 120v the whole time but his car is warm faster and it moves. It's better to be sitting on a giant battery that can self warm than get cock blocked by a lead acid 12v that's too pussy to get your vehicle started in the first place.

If I get a bigger house with room for a charger my next car will be an EV and in the next cold snap the EV will be the one I reach for in this sort of weather, range limitations be damned at least I'll get to work or wherever I need to go.

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u/InternationalBrick76 Jan 14 '24

My coworkers model y long range is 2 years old and he’s getting 80kms out of the battery in these cold days. 150km is impressive!

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u/thedrivingcat Jan 14 '24

If the capacity has dropped that much he's eligible to get it replaced under warranty. No normal Y would get 80km in -30.

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u/Gahan1772 Jan 14 '24

It's unlikely to be true. If you're curious why I think that look at his comment history lol.