Wall charger schedule

[tommy5454]

I have my wall charger set to 12am to 6am. So that’s when all the charging happens. If I leave it plugged in outside of those hours no charging occurs but I wonder if the car can still use power for the little things? So that 80% is maintained. Or is the charger schedule acting like a on/off switch so out side of those hours zero power will go thru.

 

[Cosmacelf]

If you open the car door, and say the AC turns on, the car will indeed draw power, like 6A or so from the wall connector, even outside those hours.

 

[fiehlsport]

Yes, I plug my car in during the day when I get home, so if I need to precondition the cabin, the battery heater can kick on if needed. You can hear the high pitched whine when the battery is being heated. As soon as I unplug, this stops. The car doesn't usually heat the battery when climate preconditioning unless it's plugged in - even with a timer set.

Edit: OP is in LA, so the battery heating is probably not something that matters, but proof that plugging in is still useful when on a charge timer.