Canadian takes his Tesla Model Y to a Supercharger at -31°F to see what would happen and is taught an interesting lesson

This Tesla Model Y was put to the extreme test in harsh conditions when the EV’s ability to use a Supercharger was put under pressure.

It’s no secret that Canada can have freezing cold winters, so to see if an EV was really a smart choice of vehicle, one owner decided to charge it in -31°F weather.

The process of Supercharging itself was created for Tesla drivers to be able to boost their level of power in shorter amounts of time.

However, as you’d expect, the sub-zero temperatures affected the energy usage within the Model Y.

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The Tesla Supercharger is often favored by EV lovers

Tesla is one of the most well-known EV brands around, thanks to its fleet of vehicles on offer.

This time, the Model Y was put to the test, but there was a twist.

YouTuber Tesla Camping Canada made the most of Canada’s nail-biting temperature of -31°F to see how his car would charge at one of the brand’s Supercharger hubs.

“I have never supercharged in this cold of weather before,” he said as he started his journey to the charging station.

From the start of his journey from his garage, his EV was programmed to start preconditioning the battery, enabling it to get the cell ready for action.

However, as you can imagine, in temperatures favored by polar bears more than humans, this used up lots of the car’s power.

In fact, 33 percent was used getting to the charger, which was 5.4 percent more than projected by the Tesla Model Y.

And despite using lots of electricity, the driver explained that the Tesla still couldn’t warm itself up enough, in the -36.4°F weather.

“The car is sure making some funky sounds here,” he said as the Tesla slowly made progress.

Initially, it was performing at almost fully normal charging speeds of 140kW at 40 percent, but as time went on, this slowed down to 110kW.

Using the Supercharger was expensive, with the driver splashing out $12 to get to around 62 percent of charge.

What lesson does the Tesla Model Y really show to EV owners, though?

As you can imagine, using the Supercharger did not come cheap, so the YouTuber decided to utilize other slower and cheaper chargers within his local area.

By using different chargers, it shows that sometimes a slower and cheaper charger could be the better choice overall, as the Supercharger options may start fast, but potentially dip over time.

The YouTuber concluded that the charging was a success in cold weather, and the process did indeed work fine, even in the freezing temperatures.

So, the test shows how the Tesla Model Y can still perform in bitterly cold temperatures, so as they say, a win is a win.

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