I appreciate that in July I’m thinking ahead somewhat…
… But, I’ve just noticed that the latest version of Tessie has automation options to do various things. I think defrosting the Model 3 in winter normally will be annoying because if the car is plugged in it will pull the charge needed to defrost from the wall rather than the battery. I won’t want this because by the time I leave for work I’ll be into my far more expensive on peak tariff.
So I was thinking, in winter if I set up Tessie to start defrosting the car at 4:30am, then stop defrosting at 5am when my off peak rate stops, would the car still be defrosted by 6-6:30am when I leave for work? I don’t mean will the interior still be warm, that doesn’t bother me as it warms up quickly inside anyway. I mean will ice on the windscreen still be gone or do you think it would freeze back over again during the 1 and a half hour period after defrosting stops?
… But, I’ve just noticed that the latest version of Tessie has automation options to do various things. I think defrosting the Model 3 in winter normally will be annoying because if the car is plugged in it will pull the charge needed to defrost from the wall rather than the battery. I won’t want this because by the time I leave for work I’ll be into my far more expensive on peak tariff.
So I was thinking, in winter if I set up Tessie to start defrosting the car at 4:30am, then stop defrosting at 5am when my off peak rate stops, would the car still be defrosted by 6-6:30am when I leave for work? I don’t mean will the interior still be warm, that doesn’t bother me as it warms up quickly inside anyway. I mean will ice on the windscreen still be gone or do you think it would freeze back over again during the 1 and a half hour period after defrosting stops?