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Tesla owners in deep freeze discover the cold, hard truth about EVs
(www.theregister.com)
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That's also true of ICE (heh) cars. I know modern ones don't need to be warmed up like the old ones did, but they absolutely use more gas in the cold.
https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/fuel-economy-cold-weather
It's probably worse for EV's though.