[wtatun]

Although no longer in NY so I don't experience the same traffic I did, I was always curious.....(spoiler) - appears not to be a big issue.

Do electric car batteries drain when stuck in traffic? New test by Which? has the answer — Driving

RANGE ANXIETY — that feeling you don’t have enough fuel left in your car to complete a journey — is a common worry for prospective electric car buyers (less so for regular users). But if you're stuck in a traffic jam with a less than full battery, should you be worried about running out of...

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[Mark Magiera]

This went though our mind for about 2 seconds on Wednesday when I travelled in Stop & Go traffic in the Central Artery tunnel (I-93). We were under South Station & I looked at the exterior temperature on the car reading 40ºC (104ºF). Car in Eco Mode still kept the interior at 20ºC.