Batteries and Extreme Heat

[Paul]

A heat wave will cook your electric car battery, if you let it

By Kyle Stock | BloombergConsider it ironic, or at least a little poetic: Electric vehicles, great for combating climate change, don’t do well in extreme heat. It’s a paradox being thro…

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[Buffalo Bob]

So, for example, if you live in Phoenix, and you park your car outside on a 112 degree day to go to a matinee, will a Ludid's batteries just 'cook' for those 2-3 hours, or will the car initiate cooling to protect the batteries? If it's the latter, I'm guessing that the kWh draw would be at least a few kWh over that time.