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Buying an EV? Don't Waste Your Money on That Sporty AWD Model (www.gearpatrol.com)

submitted 1 year ago by dom@lemmy.ca to c/electriccars@lemmy.ca

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Thoughts? I live in a wintery biome so having awd gives me a bit of peace of mind

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[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I've owned several FWD EVs in what I'd consider the wintery parts of BC (snowfall of 8+ meters anually) and the amount of times I got stuck as a result of not having AWD can be counted on one hand. Good driving habits and high-end winter tires are much, much more important than having AWD or not.

That said, the times I did get stuck were mostly a bit annoying if not embarassing (due to holding up traffic). Only once (while climbing a steep hill) did it actually get a bit sketchy due to backsliding, but that happened to every vehicle that had to come to a stop on that hill.