The Performance of Hybrid Batteries in Cold Weather

Remember when you used to drive a pure gasoline-powered car and during the cold mornings, it would seem to have extra power for the first few minutes of the drive when the gas was cold? Well, hybrid vehicles have lower battery capacity in the cold weather. Hybrid batteries used in today's hybrid vehicles have lower capacities when the temperature drops. This is one of the reasons why hybrid cars get better mileage in the summer than in the winter. The car can use the larger capacity range of the battery in the summer months to move the car over longer distances.

Effects on Hybrid Batteries in Cold Weather

In the winter months, the car has to spend more time recharging the battery due to the reduced capacity, and therefore the mileage decreases. One of the more interesting consequences of this temperature effect is that hybrid vehicles that are driven exclusively in warm areas (for example Arizona) are more likely to experience a battery failure because the battery is being used more than if the car were mostly driven in a colder climate. This effect is also why it is suggested that hybrid drivers use their air conditioning during warm summer days to keep the battery as cool as possible.

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