11thIndian
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- May 11, 2017
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Hey Everyone. As we're getting into an early summer here in Canada, and knowing that AC is likely to be one of the biggest EV range killers- my question is:
If I'm hopping into the car to go for a drive, I take it it's worth the 5 minutes to pre-cooldown the car while I'm still plugged into my home charger, just like if I was doing an scheduled pre-condition via the MMI. Once the car is cool, then unplug and take off. That way AC is only maintaining temperature.
I guess what I'm asking is does the car actively pull from the plug until it's unplugged, or does the car ONLY pull from the battery. So when you pre-condition on a schedule, does it drain battery then recharge again?
Does that make sense or am I talking gibberish?
* edited to add, it really sucks we can't use our phones here in Canada to start AC/Heat in our house 5 minutes before we're ready to leave.
If I'm hopping into the car to go for a drive, I take it it's worth the 5 minutes to pre-cooldown the car while I'm still plugged into my home charger, just like if I was doing an scheduled pre-condition via the MMI. Once the car is cool, then unplug and take off. That way AC is only maintaining temperature.
I guess what I'm asking is does the car actively pull from the plug until it's unplugged, or does the car ONLY pull from the battery. So when you pre-condition on a schedule, does it drain battery then recharge again?
Does that make sense or am I talking gibberish?
* edited to add, it really sucks we can't use our phones here in Canada to start AC/Heat in our house 5 minutes before we're ready to leave.