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Old 12-16-2016, 02:35 PM   #22 (permalink)
ohmman
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Why would a car have to run the A/C while charging? Or do you mean that there are EV owners just as stupid as the IC owners who leave their vehicles idling in parking lots for the A/C?
Two reasons. First, fast charging creates a lot of heat and the battery pack needs cooling. Second, and what I really meant, was that if you go back to a car that's 120 degrees inside from sitting in the sun, your AC is going to be chugging away for the first 20 minutes or so once you get on the road. That's unnecessary consumption.
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