With the arrival of winter in Northern Ontario, people are again getting used to warming up their cars every morning. It can take a few minutes and over a week, it could burn plenty of gasoline.That's one of the perks of them, said Devin Arthur of Sudbury, who has been driving an electric vehicle for more than five years.
At the same time, there has been talk that electric vehicles are not yet robust enough to stand up to winter in Northern Ontario. So what does the consumer take away from this? Mayhew said it's not all that different from a combustion vehicle where you have to keep an eye on the gas gauge, especially if somebody drives fast and pushes their vehicle beyond a normal speed limit. Mayhew said it's just that depleting the battery is not as physically evident as an empty gas tank.
"And you see some older information, like the EV doesn't work in the wintertime or doesn't work in our terrain, like Northern Ontario. But the truth is, you know, it does work."
With the cost of hydro going up is it worth it. How much does it cost to replace a battery? What happens to the battery once it's done? Can they recycle the old batteries or does just go to a landfill? That would be so much better for the environment right.
So if e cars are so efficient road taxes should be added to their hydro bills. Why does the taxpayer need to fund charging stations? Fuel stations are not funded by the taxpayers!
Try farming, towing, hunting. It’s fine for city dwellers but the majority of the North have no use for them.