Winter driving made easy with Chevy EVs
With advanced engineering and real-world testing in Canada, where unpredictable winter conditions are a way of life, Chevrolet EVs are designed to withstand the elements. From maintaining EV battery performance to ensuring smooth charging in freezing weather, you can maximize the comfort and performance of your Chevy EV with the right knowledge and preparation.
Designed to withstand winter
Chevy EVs are subjected to an array of tests in conditions as cold as -40°F to ensure performance, battery function, traction and cabin climate control all operate effectively. Our EVs are also engineered with advanced technology to help provide comfort, efficiency and dependability in harsh winter weather and beyond.
Heat pump
Your Chevy EV comes equipped with a highly efficient heat pump. This technology captures heat from various sources — like regenerative braking and even passengers’ exhaled breath — and converts it into usable energy. This energy then gets redeployed to where it’s needed, such as heating the vehicle’s cabin or battery.
Eco Climate
Designed to optimize heating and cooling for maximum efficiency while providing warmth and comfort for passengers, this technology adjusts air flow based on how many people you have in your car and where they are sitting, helping to reduce wasted energy.
Impacts to EV range in cold weather
Cold weather conditions
From cold, dense air to snow, ice and slush buildup on your vehicle, winter conditions can be challenging. Awareness of these conditions, and how they can affect your EV, is the first step to maximizing cold weather performance.
Tire pressure
To get the most out of your EV, be sure to keep your tires properly inflated to help optimize range and avoid uneven wearing — especially during cold months.
Preproduction model shown. Actual production model may vary. Available Fall 2025.
Cabin heating
In gas-powered vehicles, heat is produced from the engine and that heat is redirected to warm the cabin. In electric vehicles, the heating system draws energy directly from the vehicle’s battery – the same source used to power the motor.
Maximizing EV performance in cold weather
To get the most out of your electric vehicle in the winter follow these essential tips:
Precondition your cabin
Heating your vehicle when it is plugged in, prior to driving, draws energy from the grid, rather than your battery – conserving energy and increasing range efficiency during the winter.
Use Regenerative Braking
Regen on
Monitor tire pressure
Ensure your tires are inflated at the recommended PSI for range efficiency. Tire pressure can conveniently be monitored through your myChevrolet mobile
Use Eco Climate
Engage this technology to adjust air flow based on how many people you have in your EV and where they are sitting, reducing wasted energy.
Use heated vehicle features
The available Heated Front Seats and available Heated Steering Wheel efficiently heat the people, not the cabin. These features warm up quickly and only use power to heat the areas you really need without overusing energy, like traditionally heating the entire cabin.
Clear snow before driving
Removing snow and ice from your vehicle minimizes disruptions to airflow around the vehicle and helps maintain range efficiency. It’s also important to keep your vehicle’s sensors clean so the technology can operate as designed.
Discover three quick cold weather tips to help get the most comfort and performance out of your EV.
Simulated charging shown. Preproduction model shown. Actual production model will vary.
Cold weather charging
Home and public charging in cold weather is just as easy as charging during any other time of the year. Just make sure the charger and charge port are clear of ice and snow. And don’t forget — the myChevrolet mobile
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