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Old 11-23-2018, 01:17 PM   #253 (permalink)
ocnorb
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Originally Posted by cowmeat View Post
I found out that preconditioning only works if you're charging at 220 volts. Preconditioning at 110 volts will draw some battery power and affect the EV range, so I won't be doing that!

Every day so far I have ended up with between 72-73 miles of EV range
Technically the 220v preconditioning can do the same; when it’s subzero my car pulls 5-6k Watts, while the charger can only put 3300 watts in.

Not often a problem in Florida.
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