The most common electric car myths debunked – range anxiety, batteries, costs and more

Myth: Using features like your aircon, heating, wipers or radio will drain the battery 

Of those surveyed by Admiral, over two-thirds (67 percent) of people believed that using a vehicle’s heating or wipers could drain an EVs battery quicker.

While using your radio or windscreen wipers will not have a significant effect on an EV’s battery, using the heating or air conditioning will contribute toward this, however Professor Wells’ highlights that this is not exclusive to EVs.

He said:  “In a typical petrol car, using the air-conditioning will increase fuel consumption by four percent, so EVs are not unique in this respect. It is more noticeable in an EV because the indicated available range will fall.”