We all know that that Model 3 does not have a dedicated battery heater to condition the pack, and that it uses waste heat generated from charging and the motor. My question is..
How do you know if the battery is preconditioning or preheating?
I know theres the little battery icon on the app with the snowflake. But there are reports from last year of very very slow supercharging when cold. There wasn't alot of VINs around in the cold climates last year, nevermind Canada, and i have yet to get a real response from Tesla, the call center person couldnt give me a answer.
I preheated the cabin today for 15 minutes in only 8 degrees Celcius (5 with windchill). Not very cold and just rainy, and drove with heat on and seat heaters on and still had limited regen for 20 minutes into the drive until it finally warmed up. Going to be a bigger issue when it really gets cold if i cant really heat the battery.
So, is there a way to just preheat the battery?
How do you know if the battery is preconditioning or preheating?
I know theres the little battery icon on the app with the snowflake. But there are reports from last year of very very slow supercharging when cold. There wasn't alot of VINs around in the cold climates last year, nevermind Canada, and i have yet to get a real response from Tesla, the call center person couldnt give me a answer.
I preheated the cabin today for 15 minutes in only 8 degrees Celcius (5 with windchill). Not very cold and just rainy, and drove with heat on and seat heaters on and still had limited regen for 20 minutes into the drive until it finally warmed up. Going to be a bigger issue when it really gets cold if i cant really heat the battery.
So, is there a way to just preheat the battery?