Charging stations have essentially turned into car graveyards in recent days as temperatures have dropped to the negative double digits, Fox Chicago reported.
I had one for three years. I doesn’t go from 50% to 0 in minutes.
When you start the car, it’ll adjust to charge on temp. She. The cars warms up, you’ll show the full charge.
What kills the battery is running the heat. You’ll get about a 30% range decrease running the heat.
I’ve fast charger in weather like this. Unless you preheat the battery, it can take awhile to get going. It’ll eventually charge, just has to heat the battery.
I had one for three years. I doesn’t go from 50% to 0 in minutes.
When you start the car, it’ll adjust to charge on temp. She. The cars warms up, you’ll show the full charge.
What kills the battery is running the heat. You’ll get about a 30% range decrease running the heat.
I’ve fast charger in weather like this. Unless you preheat the battery, it can take awhile to get going. It’ll eventually charge, just has to heat the battery.
Heat to keep the driver alive when it’s below zero, or heat to keep the car happy? That’s a crazy range drop for something so critical.
For heating the cabin.