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Old 12-27-2018, 12:52 PM   #151 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
Keep the car plugged in overnight, or get a much larger battery, a heating element and go out to the car an hour or two before you leave (ever) and start warming it. I'm not sure if it's really even safe to freeze them at all. Maybe take the battery inside every time you park? A big enough battery to always have a heating element running?
My plan is to use 2 cheap lithium ion batteries, and swap out the one that had been sitting with a freshly charged one. I'd have quick connectors in the cabin to make the process quick.

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