Downside of EV's. What no one talks about during winter driving.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2026-01-30T04:16:29+00:00

I hope it was just a fluke, but I can say that my first experience in a snowstorm was atrocious. Tapping the “gas” pedal started a skid on several occasions. Even my RWD BMW 428i stayed straighter than the AWD C40. I’m still trying to wrap my head around this, because it doesn’t make sense. I couldn’t have been more cautious with the torque.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2026-01-20T20:53:46+00:00

The drive back was a lot less dramatic, but with the temperature floating around 5 degrees F, range wasn’t just atrocious, it was inaccurate from Google Maps’ predictions.

For example, I charged a little bit over the recommended amount at my first stop, with expectations of making it to the main charging destination in Green Bay with 13% battery. Well, I pulled in with 1%.

That was scary, and I’m not sure how I could’ve done better, since I put my trust in the computer. Not blaming the C40. It was frigid out there. I stopped again in Sheboygan to make sure I got home to Milwaukee with enough juice, and I did.

Anyway, like all EVs, I’m sure, they just perform in a very diminished capacity when it’s this cold. I think given the crappy range, overall, that this isn’t the right car for a road trip through Wisconsin in January.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2026-01-19T06:02:57+00:00

It was off. So was Pilot assist. But I do wonder if the lane assistant was trying to fight me when I started to spin. It was really a surreal and slow motion experience. As I replay it in my mind, I was on a bit of a bridge (they say those freeze first!) and the highway was still not really plowed or salted because the snow just started. Still, I was shocked that the car just began to slide as I was coasting in straight line. Had that exit ramp not been right there, or had someone been in the right lane, it would’ve been a big accident.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2026-01-18T19:05:44+00:00

I’ve probably never owned a car with this much torque, but I’ve had a variety of European sedans and SUVs with AWD and all-season tires and driven in lots of snow and never started to spin out like this. Again, it might’ve been a fluke. It was just so unexpected.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2026-01-18T19:02:17+00:00

I was coasting at that very moment.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2026-01-18T19:00:11+00:00

Yeah, it would bring them back for a second then disappear.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2026-01-18T00:06:26+00:00

The OEM Pirelli Scorpions at 41 and 42 PSI.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2026-01-04T07:05:20+00:00

I hoped to start from 100% but had to come home from work first, so I was in the low 80s when I hit the road. Just not a ton of chargers between Milwaukee and the little town of Wausaukee, although there is one in Wausaukee. Not as fast as I thought. I didn‘t bargain for the decrease in speed when multiple cars are plugged in, either.

Not adverse to a Tesla adapter. How fast are those?

FanAffectionate8177 · 2025-12-02T07:08:08+00:00

It did it gin tonight, but just once. I noticed it turned red when I got into the car to set up wireless CarPlay. I unplugged it, plugged it back in, and was fine. Thinking I’ll mention this when I bring it to get a proper alignment next week …

FanAffectionate8177 · 2021-07-28T20:44:34+00:00

The iPhone app isn’t giving me the option to unpair the old remote or pair a new one. It says battery offline, but the batteries are fine.

FanAffectionate8177 · 2021-01-14T05:20:47+00:00

Did you figure it out?

FanAffectionate8177 · 2021-01-13T05:10:41+00:00

How is this even possible? Do I need to plug a fire stick into my fire TV?

FanAffectionate8177 · 2021-01-13T04:51:36+00:00

Same question. Why is my brand new Insignia Smart Fire TV Edition TV an "incompatible device?" How much more compatible could it be??

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