Why Did Your Electric Vehicle Struggle With Amarillo Heat?

Now that the heatwave in Amarillo is starting to settle down a bit, we find ourselves getting a much needed break.

A break from stepping outside and feeling like we stepped in an oven, and if you own an electric vehicle, a break from a severe lack of power.

We've seen more and more electric vehicles on the road here in the city, none more prominent than the Tesla Cybertruck. It's easily one of, if not THE, most recognizable vehicles on the road.

As you may know, the Cybertruck is an electric car. On any given day, I'm used to seeing at least one of them out on the road, but over the last week or so, I don't believe I've seen even one of them.

There may be a reason for that. As more Amarillo residents are starting to shift over to electric vehicles, they're also finding out that extreme heat isn't good for the car.

Now granted, it's not good for ANY car as it'll take a toll on them, but for electric vehicles, it actually saps the power from them.

Full electric vehicles are designed to work best in middling temps. Upper 60's to mid 80's are ideal for these fully electric cars. In Amarillo, we find ourselves on extreme ends of those temperature ranges, much like we did the last couple of weeks.

When temps get that high, fully electric vehicles will see up to a 30% decrease in battery power. That will take away some of the giddy-up from your vehicle, and also give you less time utilizing it.

With winter right around the corner, those fully electric vehicles could face a similar problem. If you're looking to make a switch away from pure gasoline vehicles, your better option at least in Amarillo may be a hybrid.