Some people are asking about my experience in cold weather/snow with an EV, so, In my experience EVs are better in cold because:
-You can pre-heat the cabin from your phone, while in a garage or not, or leave it to the smart preconditoning feature.
-The heat comes on very quickly, should you not choose to pre-heat.
-The traction control seems to be much better, the level of control an electric motor has is much more than a combustion engine. (Tesla vs TRAC Tacoma)
-The EVs seems to handle better in slippery condition do their generally better weight distribution and lower COG.
-They always start, don't idle rough, need to warm-up, the fuel doesn't gel, basically a whole list of issues that may or may not exist depending on gas/diesel/modern/old etc.
The one draw back, which is not exclusive to EV's is you may experience reduced range/effiency.
If you are making a single long trip, the range hit will be minimal, nearly zero if the battery is pre-heated while plugged in, something that may or may not be available. If you are making many short trips, where the battery goes through many heating/cooling cycles, you'll see a meaningful hit. This case is not exceedingly releveant for me anyway, because even at 75% efficiency I'm still totally within the range needed for a day of short trips.
To those asking about charging on solar panels out in the woods, that is most likely not feasible. If you want numbers I can crunch them for you but you're probably looking at many days to possibly weeks depending on the scenario.
I've driven a Tesla for 4 years and 70k now, through MN winters. I've owned a Tacoma, which is a popular vehicle here. It was a 2011 4x4 4.0. They are different vehicles for different purposes, obviously. But my Tesla, which is kind now dated as a 2014, just works, the electric drivetrain is far superior in almost all cases, yes there are outlying situations. A Tacoma with 400 miles of range and 175kw DC charging, which is roughly what the Rivan appears to be, would simply be an amazing vehicle.