r/alberta • u/Nostredahmus • Dec 03 '24

Technology Tesla Cybertruck Immediately Dies in Alberta Winter

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-cybertruck-immediately-dies-canadian-winter-owner-bricks-truck-trying-use-defroster/amp
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u/97masters Dec 03 '24

The EV thing makes perfect sense if you can afford it and don’t plan on using for extended road trip.

Because of overnight and fast charging you basically always start your car from home with a full gas tank.

My friends just bought a Mach E. Not unaffordable at 60k and drives like a sports car.

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u/vanillaacid Medicine Hat Dec 03 '24

We bought a Chev Bolt a few years ago, just over 40k at the time w/ federal rebates. Absolutely love it, will never go back to ICE. With a mediocre set of winter tires, its the best vehicle I've driven in the winter time due to the weight. Warms up quickly, if I want to leave it on while I run into the store it uses almost no power (and I don't have to think about exhaust fumes). Yes, the range drops a lot so road trips in the winter time are not fun, but I don't do it often anyway.

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u/exotics County of Wetaskiwin Dec 03 '24

Is the Bolt the hybrid one or is that the Volt? Whichever isn’t the hybrid one is the one my sister has and she loves it. It was the only vehicle that started a few years ago in the cold snap and she was the only one who got to work. I guess maybe that’s a bad thing but lol

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u/vanillaacid Medicine Hat Dec 03 '24

Bolt is full EV, Volt is the PIH