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Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da... by mise_en_place on Sunday December 25, 2022 @03:09PM (#34130739)
The cold still damages your EV’s battery. It is still, after all, a lithium ion battery.
Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da... by voisin on Sunday December 25, 2022 @03:15PM (#34130788)
The battery is heated to avoid that damage though. Nothing does this in an ICE car.
Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da... by foepys on Sunday December 25, 2022 @03:25PM (#34130903)
While true, how long can the car heat the batteries before it's practically unusable because the battery has depleted so much you need to charge it again before driving to work?
Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da... by Gigachad on Sunday December 25, 2022 @03:46PM (#34131061)
Since you likely have it plugged in while it’s at home. Perpetually.
Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da... by cuu508 on Sunday December 25, 2022 @04:31PM (#34131549)
What is the approx. power draw when the car is plugged in, fully charged, and the ambient temperature is around freezing?
Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da... by lazide on Sunday December 25, 2022 @04:14PM (#34131344)
Heating a 75kw battery up from -17F to 77F uses about 3kwh. So about 3-4%.

This is not a significant concern, frankly.

Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da... by ggreer on Sunday December 25, 2022 @04:14PM (#34131348)
I lost a couple percent per day when leaving my car parked in 10°F weather. It’s about the same as enabling sentry mode.

If the car is plugged in– even to a typical 120V wall plug– it’ll charge and warm the battery even in single digit temps.

Re:Warming up your car before driving in cold weather can da... by sebastien_b on Sunday December 25, 2022 @03:33PM (#34130944)
Some ICE cars have block heaters for this similar purpose.