this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2023
533 points (98.0% liked)

Technology

59656 readers
3192 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
L3s@fry.gs
L4s@fry.gs
L4s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
533
Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth (techxplore.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
159 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth::By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] tmjaea@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was being sarcastic. I'm from Germany and most "car people" constantly talk about EVs being not reliable, especially during winter ...

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes, that time of year when cars are known to just start right up every time they're cranked over, and gas cars totally aren't still subject to a battery getting cold ...

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Gas cars don’t have a battery, they run on… gas

./s

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In their defense, my German EV lost a good 40% range on the winter

[–] tmjaea@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's really bad. What brand/model?

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

VW ID3

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah. The liar-company.

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yep.. did not get to choose which car I got, and was quite disappointed with it. The car itself is okay, the driving is good. But the battery and its management was horrible. They even sent a recall recently because the battery was draining abnormally fast when not using the car