Your charging and range questions answered

Matt McCroarey: “Naturally it’s all energy consumption so it will have an impact on it, particularly climate control, but it will be a minimal impact. Ambient temperature is the biggest effect on electric vehicles, particularly in Australia. In summertime, if you have your air-conditioning all the way up, you will see some range degradation (around 1–2km). [However] you’ll see more range adversity and degradation on cold days as the battery heats to optimal condition as…