So, I have a question. If we warm-up our car before leaving in the morning, do we still have regen?
My hypothesis is no. Warming up the car will help, but regen will still be reduced even after the car/battery is/are warm.
Here's my reasoning:
I noticed something interesting yesterday. My commute to work which is usually efficient (since I go mostly downhill) spent 329 wh/mile. That was a surprise because my garage was warm-ish yesterday (17C/62.6F).
I know that cold weather can cause that, but I thought that by having the car warmed up, it should be fine. But, apparently, I was wrong. Yesterday it was 4C (39.2F). The garage was at 17C (62.6F).
Today, I decided to pay more attention to it. The temperature outside was 5C (41F). Inside the garage, the temperature was 18C (64.4F). Fifteen minutes before I left, I warmed up the car to 22C (71.6).
So, the car spent the night in the garage and the temperature was never below 18C (64.4F). I warmed it up to 22C (71.6F). And yet, the moment I stepped inside the car, I already saw the dots below the gears, indicating regen was limited (my battery was at 83%). How? Why? Are the dots are based on the external temperature given over LTE?
Anyway, today I got 301Wh/mile, still way above what I usually get, even though the car was warm before I left.
My hypothesis is no. Warming up the car will help, but regen will still be reduced even after the car/battery is/are warm.
Here's my reasoning:
I noticed something interesting yesterday. My commute to work which is usually efficient (since I go mostly downhill) spent 329 wh/mile. That was a surprise because my garage was warm-ish yesterday (17C/62.6F).
I know that cold weather can cause that, but I thought that by having the car warmed up, it should be fine. But, apparently, I was wrong. Yesterday it was 4C (39.2F). The garage was at 17C (62.6F).
Today, I decided to pay more attention to it. The temperature outside was 5C (41F). Inside the garage, the temperature was 18C (64.4F). Fifteen minutes before I left, I warmed up the car to 22C (71.6).
So, the car spent the night in the garage and the temperature was never below 18C (64.4F). I warmed it up to 22C (71.6F). And yet, the moment I stepped inside the car, I already saw the dots below the gears, indicating regen was limited (my battery was at 83%). How? Why? Are the dots are based on the external temperature given over LTE?
Anyway, today I got 301Wh/mile, still way above what I usually get, even though the car was warm before I left.