So winter has definitely hit during the last two weeks here and it made me think about the need for a electrical outlet at work, or maybe a new work that has a n outlet available :tongue:
I have a relatively short drive to work 26km each way and even when traffic is bad, like the first day of a snow storm, it takes 1.5 hours to travel each way, but still easy even with the standard 160 mile pack. However I never considered the impact of the car not being plugged in and it warming the battery in minus 20 degree celecius weather for 10 hours while at work. Any thoughts on what energy usage may be like to keep the battery warm and at what temperature it needs to keep the battery at?
I have a relatively short drive to work 26km each way and even when traffic is bad, like the first day of a snow storm, it takes 1.5 hours to travel each way, but still easy even with the standard 160 mile pack. However I never considered the impact of the car not being plugged in and it warming the battery in minus 20 degree celecius weather for 10 hours while at work. Any thoughts on what energy usage may be like to keep the battery warm and at what temperature it needs to keep the battery at?