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Yet freezing Norway car sales are 98% electric. www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...

We would say; Don't worry, be happy 😁 Have been driving EV's since 2014. Winter isn't a problem. Just preheat and plan a little more.

If you live in moderate temperature countries/states this is completely irrelevant.

They do. And that takes energy away from range.

heating the battery takes energy, which comes from the…

Some electric cars can pre-heat when on the charger. If it's too cold you're still going to lose range one way or another. You could add more insulation but that's both weight and makes it harder to cool in the summer. Unless you do stuff like water cooling, which both adds weight and complexity.

USA Today ran an article saying EV batteries work better and provide more range in summer months. Who is right? www.usatoday.com/story/cars/t...

Hybrids lose efficiency in cold weather also because the ICE runs instead of the electric motor until the vehicle is warmed up. EVs and hybrids are still so much better than gas guzzling ICE engines.

So does gas vehicles. My winter mileage is considerably less than my summer mileage.

Your framing this as an EV problem is misleading. This affects all vehicles, as you did eventually mention buried into the story: "The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated a 10% to 30% drop in gas vehicle fuel economy in cold weather, [...]"

So do internal combustion engines.