Hey folks,
I know, I know. Another range loss thread. Another vampire drain thread. Please hear me out.
In warmer temps (above 10C, 50F) I had just above 1% vampire loss every 24h period. I was quite happy with this as it seems to be about as good as one can get. Now, I mean these are warmer temps in the garage. It gets cold at home too, but we don't park it outside.
We're in Colorado right now. It's not excessively cold (down to -5C, 23F) but ho boy has that done a number to vampire loss. I'm at 8-9% vampire drain per day right now and I don't know what to do. There is genuinely nowhere to plug in nearby. Dropping it off at the nearest L2 charger is an hour walk. I drove to the nearest CHAdeMO station to top up (this is a 2.5 hour excursion itself), but at this rate I just can't keep up. I need to make that trip every 5 days right now, and that's without using the car at all.
I'm just parking the car for goodness' sake. And losing over 6kWh/day for the privilege of doing so. I'd rather not convert that to dollars.
Is there anything I can do to slow down this cold drain?
P.S. Location was not my choice, I'm on vacation joining my wife while she's here for work. We can't always pick $200/night places that have destination charging, especially when it's being expensed.
P.P.S. The reason I need to go every 5 days is because the station refuses to charge the car over 81%. I also need to arrive with more than 20% so I can enable Dog Mode while charging (he can't stay in the hotel), meaning I need to leave with at least 30%.
P.P.P.S. I know the drain by math over 22h periods. I am driving the car most days, but contemplating being stranded at the hotel instead. I'm not waking the car to check charge. I can't even wake the car, that's another issue.
I know, I know. Another range loss thread. Another vampire drain thread. Please hear me out.
In warmer temps (above 10C, 50F) I had just above 1% vampire loss every 24h period. I was quite happy with this as it seems to be about as good as one can get. Now, I mean these are warmer temps in the garage. It gets cold at home too, but we don't park it outside.
We're in Colorado right now. It's not excessively cold (down to -5C, 23F) but ho boy has that done a number to vampire loss. I'm at 8-9% vampire drain per day right now and I don't know what to do. There is genuinely nowhere to plug in nearby. Dropping it off at the nearest L2 charger is an hour walk. I drove to the nearest CHAdeMO station to top up (this is a 2.5 hour excursion itself), but at this rate I just can't keep up. I need to make that trip every 5 days right now, and that's without using the car at all.
I'm just parking the car for goodness' sake. And losing over 6kWh/day for the privilege of doing so. I'd rather not convert that to dollars.
Is there anything I can do to slow down this cold drain?
P.S. Location was not my choice, I'm on vacation joining my wife while she's here for work. We can't always pick $200/night places that have destination charging, especially when it's being expensed.
P.P.S. The reason I need to go every 5 days is because the station refuses to charge the car over 81%. I also need to arrive with more than 20% so I can enable Dog Mode while charging (he can't stay in the hotel), meaning I need to leave with at least 30%.
P.P.P.S. I know the drain by math over 22h periods. I am driving the car most days, but contemplating being stranded at the hotel instead. I'm not waking the car to check charge. I can't even wake the car, that's another issue.
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