India is currently among the hottest countries in the world, the summer here when go at peak can take any man’s head into boiling mode.
Just think what it can do for the electric vehicles. The intense heat during summers in India provokes several challenges when it comes to keeping our electrical equipment safe.
Excess heat can damage anything especially when it come to vehicles, both ICE and electric. In this article, we’ll talk about electric vehicles and its batteries, and how you can protect them from this intense summer heat.
Electric vehicles, solely rely on batteries for power as they run on lithium-ion batteries. These batteries operate efficiently at the optimal temprature of 15° to 35° C, Beyond that these batteries can overheat which results in faster discharge rate, inefficient power supply, and reduced enrgy storage capacity.
Tempratures beyond that can also cause the ions inside to accelerate quickly that interupts the bindsing of anodes and cathodes. Extreme heat can cause microcracks in the battery that shortens its lifespan and slow its chemical reaction.
Electric vehicles that are operate in humid and hot climate elevates the batttery’s internal resistance that reduces the car’s overall range.