Regardless of technological advances employing effective energy-saving strategies, the impact of air conditioning on the range of an EV can be quite significant with some studies reporting its reduction of up to 50% due to cabin cooling requirements during a hot season [ 18 ] although other studies using newer EVs driven at speeds close to 100 km/h show range losses below 20% for outside temperatures close to 40 °C [ 19 ].
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