www.nytimes.com Open in urlscan Pro
151.101.1.164  Public Scan

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html
Submission: On January 18 via manual from US — Scanned from US

Form analysis 2 forms found in the DOM

POST https://nytimes.app.goo.gl/?link=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html&apn=com.nytimes.android&amv=9837&ibi=com.nytimes.NYTimes&isi=284862083

<form method="post" action="https://nytimes.app.goo.gl/?link=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html&amp;apn=com.nytimes.android&amp;amv=9837&amp;ibi=com.nytimes.NYTimes&amp;isi=284862083"
  data-testid="MagicLinkForm" style="visibility: hidden;"><input name="client_id" type="hidden" value="web.fwk.vi"><input name="redirect_uri" type="hidden"
    value="https://nytimes.app.goo.gl/?link=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html&amp;apn=com.nytimes.android&amp;amv=9837&amp;ibi=com.nytimes.NYTimes&amp;isi=284862083"><input name="response_type"
    type="hidden" value="code"><input name="state" type="hidden" value="no-state"><input name="scope" type="hidden" value="default"></form>

POST https://nytimes.app.goo.gl/?link=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html&apn=com.nytimes.android&amv=9837&ibi=com.nytimes.NYTimes&isi=284862083

<form method="post" action="https://nytimes.app.goo.gl/?link=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html&amp;apn=com.nytimes.android&amp;amv=9837&amp;ibi=com.nytimes.NYTimes&amp;isi=284862083"
  data-testid="MagicLinkForm" style="visibility: hidden;"><input name="client_id" type="hidden" value="web.fwk.vi"><input name="redirect_uri" type="hidden"
    value="https://nytimes.app.goo.gl/?link=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html&amp;apn=com.nytimes.android&amp;amv=9837&amp;ibi=com.nytimes.NYTimes&amp;isi=284862083"><input name="response_type"
    type="hidden" value="code"><input name="state" type="hidden" value="no-state"><input name="scope" type="hidden" value="default"></form>

Text Content

Skip to contentSkip to site index
Search & Section Navigation
Section Navigation
SEARCH
Business

SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Today’s Paper
SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEK
Business|Electric Car Owners Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold Weather

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html
 * Share full article
 * 
 * 
 * 1.2k

Advertisement

SKIP ADVERTISEMENT



Supported by

SKIP ADVERTISEMENT





ELECTRIC CAR OWNERS CONFRONT A HARSH FOE: COLD WEATHER

In freezing temperatures, the batteries of electric vehicles can be less
efficient and have shorter range, a lesson many Tesla drivers in Chicago learned
this week.

 * Share full article
 * 
 * 
 * 1.2k
 * Read in app
   


A driver charging his car in Denver on Tuesday. Tesla drivers across the United
States have struggled with severely cold weather this week. Credit...David
Zalubowski/Associated Press


By Emily Schmall and Jenny Gross

Emily Schmall reported from Chicago, and Jenny Gross reported from London.

Published Jan. 17, 2024Updated Jan. 18, 2024, 10:01 a.m. ET
Sign up for Your Places: Extreme Weather.  Get notified about extreme weather
before it happens with custom alerts for places in the U.S. you choose. Get it
sent to your inbox.



With Chicago temperatures sinking below zero, electric vehicle charging stations
have become scenes of desperation: depleted batteries, confrontational drivers
and lines stretching out onto the street.




LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE

Listen 11:21




Open this article in the New York Times Audio app on iOS.

“When it’s cold like this, cars aren’t functioning well, chargers aren’t
functioning well, and people don’t function so well either,” said Javed Spencer,
an Uber driver who said he had done little else in the last three days besides
charge his rented Chevy Bolt and worry about being stranded with a dead battery
— again.

Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like.



Emily Schmall is a correspondent for The Times. More about Emily Schmall

Jenny Gross is a reporter for The Times in London covering breaking news and
other topics. More about Jenny Gross

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 18, 2024, Section A, Page 1
of the New York edition with the headline: Icy Cold Drains E.V. Batteries And
Strains Drivers’ Patience. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe
Read 1241 Comments
 * Share full article
 * 
 * 
 * 1.2k
 * Read in app
   





Advertisement

SKIP ADVERTISEMENT




COMMENTS 1241

Electric Car Owners Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold WeatherSkip to Comments
The comments section is closed. To submit a letter to the editor for
publication, write to letters@nytimes.com.




SITE INDEX




SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION

 * © 2024 The New York Times Company

 * NYTCo
 * Contact Us
 * Accessibility
 * Work with us
 * Advertise
 * T Brand Studio
 * Your Ad Choices
 * Privacy Policy
 * Terms of Service
 * Terms of Sale
 * Site Map
 * Canada
 * International
 * Help
 * Subscriptions



Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times.

See subscription options