Battery heating

elbilshop said:

Anyone knows if the batteries are heated for use during winter time?
If there is, can they be preheated when connected to the grid so you may start with already heated batteries and use less of the power from the batteries during your trip?
And get better performance from the motor due to higher voltage.
The low temperature in the batteries will result in higher internal resistance, which results in a voltage drop until the temperature raises again (which will happen during a long trip).
But you will loose many Ah before things normalize...

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mogur said:

In the current version, no. There is some question if that will be part of the cold package coming later this year. However, since the batteries are under the vehicle, it is questionable how much good preheating would do...

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planet4ever said:

With the icy mornings we've had recently here is "sunny California" (yes, vehicles outside completely covered with frost),

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