Ecurie Horse Heaven Stables
June 8 at 3:42 PM
It has been scientifically proven that horse manure protects you from coronavirus.
Take the fresh horse manure and rub your hands
It has the following actions:
1. It prevents you from bringing your hand to your nose, eyes, mouth.
2. People will keep at least 2 meters away from you
3. No one will want to shake your hand
4. You will safely wash your hands well before going to lunch.
5. I swear it works
Winter driving can be dangerous and also has higher energy consumption. However there’s a misconception that electric vehicles fair much worse than their internal combustion engine counterparts. Electric vehicles actually fair better on costs and efficient energy use. There are also measures you can take to help counter or reduce the impact on both range and consumption.
Tires: The cooler it gets below 7° C, summer and all-season tires loose their grip. They suffer from a big increase of traction-loss to loosing most of their grip around -14° C. However, winter tires are made to gain grip as it gets cooler. With rain (and any form of frozen precipitation) this impact get even bigger.
Winter tires or chains are required on most routes in British Columbia from October 1 to March 31. For select highways, including mountain passes and rural routes in high snowfall areas, the date will be extended until April 30 to account for early-spring snowfall.
3.5 mm or more tread & a proper symbol
Mountain/Snowflake and/or
“M” and “S” lettering.
See the BC Government website tire and chains passenger vehicle requirements for more details.
Drive for the conditions! Shifting your driving habits to tackle winter driving which puts our car and our skills to the test, is vital to avoid problems. There’s just too much unpredictability & variability to drive the same as we do during ideal conditions.
For more tips & resources on how to stay safe on the road this winter see the BC Government DriveBC website Shift Into Winter. DriveBC also provides current road conditions via an interactive voice response system. Call the Traveller Information System at 1-800-550-4997. For example to get the Highway 1 road conditions in the lower mainland say the following voice prompt at the main menu: Highways, Trans Canada Highway, Mainland, Conditions.
Drive BC Phone Tip: You can interrupt and speak the next option (or confirm by saying Yes) to speed up getting though the 4 levels of menu to get the conditions. Say Yes to confirm and say Main Menu to start over.
Higher Energy Consumption: The Cold Weather Factors
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that a drop in temperature from 24° C to 7° C can increase fuel consumption in urban commutes by 12 to 28 % for internal combustion engines.
Here’s some of the other factors and impacts
As with all cars in the real world, electric vehicles don’t get anywhere near EPA mileage estimates during normal driving. However electric vehicle owners are well aware of our energy consumption and thus notice any impact. Thus its important to understand all the factors that cold weather drives up energy consumption.
The maximum range of Model S and X at temperatures below freezing is about 22% less than at temperatures above 20° C (68° F). For the Model 3, the ‘statistics’ are a little harder to come by. Reports of 25-30% loss at and below freezing to 40-50% at below -20° C. There are many factors that aren’t due to the battery rated range we see. Our expectations should have this loss in mind.
The chart below shows how the real world range is compared to the ‘rated’ range. This shouldn’t be excepted in cold weather conditions. Maybe we need an Igloo Mode to adjust the rated range for typical winter conditions?
As you prepare for winter, please read TESLA’s Winter Driving Tips to make the colder months a breeze and be aware of some mitigation strategies you can implement if you should desire or require them. The average regular trip and regular seasonal trips such as going to the mountains likely won’t require any effort in assuring your vehicles range ability.
Have a wonderful Happy Thanksgiving and please drive safe!
