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Jan 2024
6m 35s

When cold weather and EVs don’t mix

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With much of the country frozen right now, some EV owners are going through their first frigid winter and finding that their cars don’t like the cold either. Turns out, EVs tend to lose range and take longer to charge when it’s colder outside. We’ll examine. Plus, Congress approves their third stopgap funding measure in four months, and we look at the factors that could keep a lid on home prices.

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