Which car provides better support in scorching heat and severe cold? Shocking report on EV and Hybrid

EV vs Hybrid AAA Research: The craze for electric and hybrid cars is increasing rapidly among people all over the world including India. With the prices of petrol and diesel increasing day by day, people are thinking of buying such vehicles which can cover more distance at less expense. Since the advent of electric and hybrid cars, a question comes to people’s mind that which car will be able to perform better in extreme heat or severe cold?

But now the answer to this question has come to light, which has been given by the new research of America’s automobile organization AAA. According to the study, weather affects both electric and hybrid vehicles but electric cars are more affected.

EV range gets halved in cold weather

AAA has revealed in its research that three electric and three hybrid cars were tested in different temperatures. The performance of the vehicles was tested by driving them in severe cold of about 20°F and scorching heat of 95°F and after testing, the maximum effect was seen on electric cars in cold. In extremely cold weather, the efficiency of EVs dropped by about 35.6 percent, while their driving range was also seen reduced by about 39 percent. This simply means that if an electric car runs 400 kilometers in normal weather, then in extreme cold its range can reduce to about 240 to 250 kilometers.

Even hybrid cars were not spared from the impact

Regarding hybrid cars, AAA said that they were also affected by the cold but the situation was slightly better than EVs. The study found that the mileage of hybrid vehicles reduces by about 22.8 percent in cold weather. Due to which fuel consumption increases but the impact on driving was not as serious as electric cars. This is the reason why many experts are currently considering hybrid vehicles as more reliable than any other car.

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Performance also decreases in summer

Apart from cold, the research was also done in scorching heat. In which the performance of both the vehicles was affected. At temperatures around 95°F, electric cars experienced a 10.4 percent drop in efficiency and about 8.5 percent less range. On the other hand, the mileage of hybrid cars decreased by about 12 percent. This clearly means that it is not easy to avoid extra expenses even in hot weather.

running costs increase

This thing was also brought to the fore in the research that with the change in weather, the running cost of vehicles also increases. EV charging is more expensive in winter. Especially for those who use public charging stations. At the same time, due to increase in fuel consumption in hybrid cars, petrol expenditure increases. In such a situation, before buying a car, buy it keeping in mind both the weather and usage.