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submitted 1 year ago by dom@lemmy.ca to c/electriccars@lemmy.ca

Thoughts? I live in a wintery biome so having awd gives me a bit of peace of mind

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[-] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Like greater Minneapolis–Saint Paul area or rural? I live in Southern Ontario and while we get bad blizzards, the GTA has such good salting and plowing I never find I'm worried about traction. But I know it does get worse winter in Minnesota, particularly if you're in a rural area where there's less road maintenance.

[-] machin_shin@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Rural. And I could get by (and have for most of my life) without AWD, but it definitely makes a difference, and is not as this article suggests just for the extra power.

[-] bluGill@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Depending on where in Southern Ontario you live, there is a chance you live North of Minneapolis St Paul. There is also a good chance that the great lakes make your climate more mild as well.

Of course Ontario is big. If you go directly north from Minneapolis you end up in Ontario - but almost nobody lives in that part of Ontario.

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