This winter in Japan, some parts of the region are plagued by heavy snow. The picture shows the Niigata Prefecture section of the Kanetsu Expressway (similar to a highway) last month, where many vehicles were stranded due to heavy snow.
The cold winter hit, many places in Japan have record low temperatures, or heavy snow or even cause serious snowstorms. Japanese media recently pointed out that these snowy areas are quite unfavorable to electric vehicles, in order to take into account the safety of the current snow is best to use gasoline cars as the best.
According to The Japanese media “Dili New Wave” report, the world now requires energy saving and carbon reduction, so many cars are using electric to replace gasoline. However, in terms of current technology, electric cars are environmentally friendly, but they are not conducive to walking in the snow, so it is difficult to fully popularize them in Japan. Many people who are prone to snow places will still choose four-wheel drive gasoline cars as the main.
The newspaper pointed out that the performance of electric cars will be 20% less than usual if they are driven in sub-zero conditions. And relative to the gasoline car in standby, can maintain 40 to 50 hours, and can also carry their own cans of gasoline resupply. But the same conditions, the performance of electric vehicles can only last about a day or so. And if you encounter heavy snow stranded, as long as the power runs out, it is also very difficult to have a power car can be supported in the snow, so it is very dangerous.
Automotive commentator Kokusawa Mitsuhiro said that although improving the battery performance, there is a chance to significantly correct the lack of electric vehicles. But overall, the electric vehicle industry is still in the “baby toddler” stage. In fact, more than half of the country is designated as a “snow zone” in Japan, and for the residents of these places, cars are a life-saving tool that cannot be taken lightly.
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