This Norwegian man decided to perform a deep freeze on his Tesla Model Y LFP.
He did so because he wanted to see what effect it would have.
After freezing his car overnight, he went to charge it to see what happened.
And the end result is pretty amazing.
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Norwegian man subjects Tesla to a deep freeze
William Jarbeaux presents the Out of Spec Roaming YouTube channel.
The channel is a one-stop shop for all things EV-related.
And William’s latest video firmly continues that trend.
This time, the Norwegian man has performed a deep freeze on his Tesla Model Y LFP.
What is interesting is that this is no ordinary Tesla Model Y, because this particular model comes with a BYD Blade LFP battery.
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These examples were sold in very small numbers for around a year.
But William wanted to test out the battery when a ‘cold soak’ had occurred.
If you’ve never heard of a ‘cold soak’, it involves letting the battery drop to ambient freezing temperatures, and immediately attempting to charge it with a high-power Supercharger – but without preconditioning.
Batteries being freezing cold has long been considered the major weakness of the LFP battery setup.
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Teslas normally heat the battery on the way to a Supercharger in order to ensure the fastest charging speeds.
But William wanted to see how it performed when it’s as cold as physically possible.
He drove the car only a very short distance to a Supercharger, so the battery was still near freezing when plugged in.
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So how dis it perform in the freezing cold?
When first plugged in, the car initially charged very slowly due to the vehicle using the incoming heat to prioritize the battery pack – as opposed to the cells.
But the video highlights that the BYD Blade pack in the Tesla has a superior thermal management system compared to older LFP designs.
Once the ‘thaw’ began, the Blade battery was able to reach high kilowatt speeds much earlier.
William’s conclusion at the end of the video was two-fold.
While the BYD Blade battery is ‘supposed to be the best,’ it still follows the laws of physics.
That is to say, cold batteries will always be slower than warmer ones.
However, this Tesla setup, combined with the BYD battery, makes this the best-performing setup for winter climates that you can find.
