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In past years when I’ve done a remote start during cold weather to precondition my Gen 1 Volt while plugged in to my L2 EVSE, it would fully recharge the battery if given enough time to do so, such that when I started the car the energy screen would show “0.0 kWh used”. This would have been with the "Delayed (Departure Time)" charge mode setting that I used up until recently.
But this winter each time I’ve done a remote start while plugged in, the car only pulls power from the EVSE during the 10-minute period of the remote start. Since the 3.3kW charger can’t keep up with the cabin heater, I’m left with a “0.4 kWh used” on the energy screen when I start the car, no matter how long I wait for it to recharge. I have a whole house energy meter, so I can see that the car is only pulling power from the wall for 10 minutes and no longer.
So I’m wondering what might be going on here. My first thought was that it might be related to the charge mode settings. This year I’m using the “Delayed (Rate and Departure Time)” charge mode setting, but I also have it set to allow charging even during peak hours, which I thought should allow it to fully recharge no matter the time of day.
**As a test, I also tried changing the charge mode setting back to “Departure Time” only, and that didn't change this behavior.**
Does anyone know what the issues is here? Or is this normal and I’m just misremembering how it behaved in past years?
But this winter each time I’ve done a remote start while plugged in, the car only pulls power from the EVSE during the 10-minute period of the remote start. Since the 3.3kW charger can’t keep up with the cabin heater, I’m left with a “0.4 kWh used” on the energy screen when I start the car, no matter how long I wait for it to recharge. I have a whole house energy meter, so I can see that the car is only pulling power from the wall for 10 minutes and no longer.
So I’m wondering what might be going on here. My first thought was that it might be related to the charge mode settings. This year I’m using the “Delayed (Rate and Departure Time)” charge mode setting, but I also have it set to allow charging even during peak hours, which I thought should allow it to fully recharge no matter the time of day.
**As a test, I also tried changing the charge mode setting back to “Departure Time” only, and that didn't change this behavior.**
Does anyone know what the issues is here? Or is this normal and I’m just misremembering how it behaved in past years?