Electric vehicles and how they operate in the winter

PRINCE GEORGE — Electric vehicles are becoming a more common sight on our roads. Many of us know what it is like to get up on a cold winter morning on our way to work and having to deal with a car that has a rough time starting. It might take a couple of tries before you’re successful or you may have to get a jump start. Either way, it is a hassle. For electric vehicle owners, the struggle is not as great.

Doug Beckett, who is with the Prince George Electric Vehicles Association, says that his electric vehicle, a Nissan Leaf, starts in just ten seconds in the cold weather.

Charging an electric vehicle or EV is not a complicated process. For Doug, he plugs in his car at home, and it is fully charged when he is ready to head out. The charging process doesn’t take him any longer in cold weather than it might in regular temperatures.