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“Battery is heating” Warnings

Discussion in 'Model 3' started by BobAbooey, Jan 29, 2019.

  1. BobAbooey

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    Just because it's heating doesn't mean it has a heater ;)
     
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    It’s all in the language. Lol
     
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    It doesn't have a heater, the motor/electronics is just operated inefficiently to produce more heat than normal.
     
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    Should the odometer log so?
     
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    It does have a battery heater. Just because they've integrated the heater functionality into the motor doesn't mean it doesn't have a heater. It doesn't have a separate, dedicated heater, but who cares. The functionality is the same as if it did.
     
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    I did not know it had a heater, thanks for the info
     
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    See this video at timecode 5:00

     
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    I care, as do a lot of other Tesla enthusiast that are interested in how the vehicle actually works and how it is different than the S and X. The difference from a technical standpoint is HUGE.

    So since you are so semantically inclined... can you quote anyone who has said that there is no battery heating functionality what so ever?
     
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    Yes yes, semantics. The Model 3 can heat the battery, but HOW it heats the battery is different than the Model S and X...if you care. If you don't care then you can just stick with the idea that The Model 3 has the capability of being heated.
     
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    Uhh the people who can't warm their battery as quickly as Model S or X would certainly care. It's a cost cutting measure and definitely is not equivalent to a standalone battery heater.
     
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    Didn't Bjorn show that driving the car hard was better than relying on battery heater (when talking about getting faster supercharging rates)?
     
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    If you are talking about how good a battery heater it has, then that’s a different question. Does anyone have engineering specs on how efficient the Model S battery heater is versus the model 3? How about temperature ranges? There is no evidence that I know of that the Model 3 battery heater isn’t as quick or efficient as the Model S one. Sure it is a cost cutting measure, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t as good. Note that the Model S could not use this technology since the Model S motor can’t be used as a heater (completely different kind of motor).
     
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    It's not a different question, you literally just said "the functionality is the same as if it did". The Model 3 is much worse at warming the battery when sitting idle, in a driveway for example. The Model S and X can heat the battery prior to driving much more effectively since they have the standalone heater.

    Many people have reported that the Model 3 "heater" isn't that great and even after driving for 10-15 minutes they still have a cold soaked battery.

    I'm not really talking about efficiency, more about convenience and efficacy in warming the battery in a rapid and timely fashion. I think its clear that using excess waste heat is going to be more efficient than a dedicated resistive heater, but that's not really the point i'm going for.
     
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    And it's hard to measure/compare the efficiency and simplification benefits as well.

    People seem so hung up on the silliest things.

    I think of the Model X/S as "Old Tech" and think it is so cool the Model 3 uses the motor.

    It's been well known Tesla uses the motor to HEAT the battery (when needed) for a very long time.
     
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    Do we know if anyone has gotten access to the TMS diag screen like on the S/X for the 3 yet? Seems like we are comparing how the TMS in the 3 should act based on what we know of the S/X when clearly it isn't the same.
    Are we basing how quick the battery warms based on available regen between the two vehicles?
     
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    OK, just say it has a battery heating system. That should solve everyone's problem.
     
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