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[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

There's cabin heating, cold vs warm battery, as well as higher rolling resistance from softer winter tires. So if you park outside, don't precondition, and turn on the heat then yeah, 40% less effective range seems about right. Parking inside and/or precondition returns you about 10-20% range.