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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Cold temps capping the power?
I know one guy once barely made it to a DCFC in extremely cold weather, and the car told him he had to plug into L2 before DCFC to get the battery temperature up. He was stranded in the cold despite being at a charger. Apparently the car won't heat the battery using energy from DCFC.
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That is what I'm reading - that 22 kW is about all we can expect at temps below 40F. Which is backwards to me. Cold weather is when DC charging is needed the most because the range drops to 200 miles.
The car will run the battery heaters while DC charging - I've seen that happen in the Torque app. I did read recently on the Bolt Forum that the car will charge faster in the cold when turned on - which sounds odd but I may give it a try.
I do have a new recall to do (Seat belt tensionor) so I'll have the dealership confirm charge speed and that all the correct software updates are done.