Cold Weather

Preconditioning, why DC fast charging slows when it is cold, and how much winter range loss is cabin heat rather than the battery itself.

Cold Weather August 20, 2026 Winter EV Range Loss: Heat vs Battery AAA measured 12 percent range loss at 20F with the cabin heater off, and 41 percent with it on. The gap between those two numbers is the whole answer. 10 min read
Cold Weather August 19, 2026 EV Battery Preconditioning: What It Fixes in Cold A cold pack does not just charge a little slower. The car's software caps the current until the cells warm up, and preconditioning is the only lever you hold. 10 min read

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The first charger took a board vote and nine months; the second took a permit, a load calculation, and one afternoon. Tessa Vandermolen kept the paperwork from both installs — applications, the inspector's correction notice, utility EV tariff sheets — and PlugPath is where those documents get explained. She is not an electrician or an electrical inspector, so nothing here is an instruction to wire anything: it is a record of what the code sections, statutes, and forms actually say, each one linked.

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