• OminousOrange
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    10 months ago

    Why are you keeping the car on while it’s charging?

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      10 months ago

      Evs have to discharge to keep the battery warm, it can’t freeze. It’s a default feature on ANY EV.

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        10 months ago

        Yes, but managing the temperature of the battery takes much less than 2.4 kW.