Say that your electric car has a range of 500 kilometres. In cold weather, you might only be able to do 350 kilometres. Some models handle the cold better than others. Here are eight tips for keeping the range of your car as high as possible, even in winter.

Try, as far as possible, to park your electric car inside or under a carport. This will prevent your charging cable from freezing during charging. No sheltered car space to be found? Then keep your plug connection dry. Is the connection or your cable frozen anyway? Defrost them with a hot water bottle. Never with a bucket of hot water or a hair dryer.

Perhaps it is stating the obvious, but always put winter tyres on your electric car. When the temperature is below 7 degrees, they have more grip on the road. For your electric car this means less energy loss, and therefore improved range.

The biggest energy guzzler in the winter? Heating the inside of the car. Some electric cars allow you to preheat the car while it is still charging. Using the app for your car, you can heat it when you get up. This way, you leave with a full battery and a warm car and you use less energy to keep your car warm during the drive.

Do you have electric seat heating? If so, set it to maximum and set your car heater to a low setting (this way you avoid fogging up the windows). The seat heater uses up to 25% less power than the car heater.

The less electronics your car uses, the longer your battery will last. Leave your car radio alone and charge your smartphone at home or at work.

Make sure you always have a charging cable in your car in the winter. If your battery runs out faster than you thought, you can quickly find a charging point and charge your car.

Use your cruise control as much as you can. With a constant speed, you use less energy.

Your electric car recovers energy when you release the accelerator. By slowly releasing the accelerator instead of braking to slow down, you increase the range of your car.

Carr&Repair is Moobi's exclusive network partner, specialising in the charging, cleaning, maintenance and repair of electric and hybrid vehicles. In 2020, all branches of Carr&Repair will be equipped with charging infrastructure making sure that your vehicle is always ready for departure after repair. All information is available on www.moobi.eu

All Carr&Repair repairers have an HEV 2 certificate which means safe repairs of damage to your electric car and battery. Any damage? Then visit a Carr&Repair shop near you and have your damage and battery safely repaired