Does Running the A/C or Heat Lower Your EV Range?

May 5, 2022

The warm weather is coming, and along with it, the car-buying season. And you might be considering your first EV; after all, they’re becoming more affordable and more common.

But just one question, considering those warm months. Will running the A/C reduce your electric vehicle’s range? Do you have to suffer in a hot car like it’s the 1970s to drive a vehicle of the future? We’ll get into it in the top story.

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-Josh

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