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How are the temperatures in Israel? I could imagine the summers get too hot for Tesla to guarantee battery performance?

Way colder than in Nevada. And also they already have them in Jordan next to us so that's not the culprit.

Israel may be cooler than Las Vegas but definitely warmer than Reno, NV where the gigafactory is located. Reno gets 22 inches of snow per year.

Our north snows every year and it gets really cold in the winter (the center of the country Jerusalem snows every other year too).

Also, Jordan next to us has Teslas and we have lower temperatures so it's not the climate.

https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/1548~98866/Comparison-of-...

Appears that Reno gets colder for several months and hotter for about 2 months

If you don't mind, this always fascinates me. What does "really cold" mean to you?

"really cold" is incorrect in a global context. The coldest place in Israel[1] gets to only just below freezing temperature in the winter.

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon#Climate

For comparison, it is now -14C (7F or so) outside. It is considered 'brisk' (as opposed to 'really cold') by local standards.

We do have Teslas all over the place.

-9C here and I didn't wear my coat today. Naturally it's unsurprising that relative perspectives vary. I'm just always fascinated by how other people experience existence. For me really cold and really hot is -30 and +30. I'm going to bet there's a billion or so people who would laugh at the idea of +30 being "really hot".

One thing I haven't really thought of, until I recently went to Israel, is that people drive only in Israel. It's like an island. Technically, I guess, people could drive to Jordan and Egypt, but no one does that. It's a limited range then, fwiw.

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