I don’t understand what is different that prevents cars from starting right up in cold weather. Fuel is present, air is there..spark plugs are …sparking ..and as long as you have a strong battery the starter is turning the engine…why the struggle?
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I would add that the majority of the power being used when starting your car is used just to get the engine moving. In ancient cars this was done with a hand crank on the front of the car. Eventually this was replaced by the electric starters we use now that uses electricity that spins a gear that engages the flywheel to get the engine to start turning.
Getting that flywheel turning takes a lot of force (energy). Think of starting your lawnmower and how much force that takes. That’s just one small, low compression piston. Now imagine the force (energy) that it would take to start much larger, higher compression engines especially ones that are turbocharged. That’s a lot of force or energy that is required to be converted from electricity to mechanical force.
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