Freezing Chicago Cold Leaves Desperate EV Owners Unable To Charge Their Cars, Sparks Concerns Of “EV Armageddon”

As temperatures plummeted to negative double digits, their cherished EVs stood helpless, struggling to charge at Tesla supercharger stations across the city.  - Ben Turner 

• Unlike their gasoline counterparts, the charging process of EVs relies on a chemical reaction that becomes sluggish in freezing temperatures, hampering the charging speed and reducing their range. 
• As the mercury dipped, fast charging became a nearly impossible task...