Electric cars in winter: How cold weather affects EV range and charge

Electric cars should be pre-conditioned before driving in cold weather - (Polestar)

Electric cars perform less well in cold weather. Lower ambient temperatures affect an EV’s range, but also how quickly the battery charges and how effective its regenerative braking system works.

This is true of other products too, such as your smartphone, laptop and camera, since it’s the lithium batteries that work less well when cold. And it is also true of the 12-volt batteries used by petrol and diesel cars, which perform less well when the temperature drops.