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Hello,
I have finally decided to make the plunge and get the model 3. Put in the reservation two days ago. I was going through different forums and found this topic in this forum saying range loss of 33% during winter conditions (33% range loss in cold winter conditions). I thought these cars come with battery preheating capabilities to negate these issues. My question is if I plug model 3 to 240V outlet and let it charge for an hour in the morning before driving, will it preheat the battery enough to get 100% regen ability and reduce the range loss issues?
I live in Chicago and this weekend the temperature dropped to ~15F.
What are other people seeing with range loss when the temperature drops.
I'm getting the medium range with 260 miles estimated. Some days, i have close to ~140 miles in commuting, round trip.
Thanks,
Aaron
I have finally decided to make the plunge and get the model 3. Put in the reservation two days ago. I was going through different forums and found this topic in this forum saying range loss of 33% during winter conditions (33% range loss in cold winter conditions). I thought these cars come with battery preheating capabilities to negate these issues. My question is if I plug model 3 to 240V outlet and let it charge for an hour in the morning before driving, will it preheat the battery enough to get 100% regen ability and reduce the range loss issues?
I live in Chicago and this weekend the temperature dropped to ~15F.
What are other people seeing with range loss when the temperature drops.
I'm getting the medium range with 260 miles estimated. Some days, i have close to ~140 miles in commuting, round trip.
Thanks,
Aaron