Hey fellas. I'm just having a hard time understanding pre-conditioning. I've turned off engine assist by the way. Also turned off heated seats. Anyway, at home after a full charge 110v/8-amp, I pre-conditioned the car before going out for a drive. The indicated range is 81km according to my app. By the time I stepped in the car and started it, my estimated range came down about 2 km to 79km. My understanding is that the house electricity is providing the necessary juice to heat the car to preserve battery capacity. I'm thinking maybe it's because 8 amps is not powerful enough, and the car has to draw power from the battery. So, I went to 2 ChargePoint terminals on 2 separate occasions. Both terminals indicate 6.6kwh of power at 20amps I think. So on one occasion, I had the chargepoint fully charge the battery and then pre-condition. Again, I lost estimated range....ie. the car drew power from the battery.
The second test I did, I went to a different ChargePoint location (also 6.6kwh), but this time I left the car on - Parked with parking brake, turned off exterior lights. I had eco heat on and the satellite radio going. According to ChargePoint, my car is charging and feeding juice into the car. But of course, my estimated range went down also. According to my DIC, the car is using about 2kwh of power, but with 6.6kwh from the charger, there should be 4.6kwh charging the battery. Is there something I'm missing here?
The second test I did, I went to a different ChargePoint location (also 6.6kwh), but this time I left the car on - Parked with parking brake, turned off exterior lights. I had eco heat on and the satellite radio going. According to ChargePoint, my car is charging and feeding juice into the car. But of course, my estimated range went down also. According to my DIC, the car is using about 2kwh of power, but with 6.6kwh from the charger, there should be 4.6kwh charging the battery. Is there something I'm missing here?