I'm not convinced.You should always precondition. The car will be warmer, and the engine will run less, and save gas.
However, if you just found your girlfriend is cheating on you......Pop the hood latch to keep the engine running before you sit in the cockpit, windows down, bottle of JD resting on your lap for a sip or two while you have "Stairway to heaven" on repeat......Not loud enough to not hear the hum of the inline 4 purring your heartbreak away.For those of you who precondition the car before driving, especially in the cold weather, you'll want to remember to turn off the engine when plugged in especially if you garage your car.
I'm on 240V and if the garage is much below 25 degrees I'll lose a little range with a 10 minute precondition.I precondition on 240, do you lose range? Don't do it on 120, that's for sure.
Nate
Unfortunately, I have a 2012 Volt which does not offer the setting to turn off the ICE if preconditioning.For those of you who precondition the car before driving, especially in the cold weather, you'll want to remember to turn off the engine when plugged in especially if you garage your car. Your engine could come on during especially cold temps and if you have it in a closed garage, you'll be spewing CO into that closed space. There is an option to keep the engine from engaging when you have it plugged in.
Be safe my friends!
If you are interested in just maximizing range, I suggest starting the Volt with lights, climate control, radio off while still plugged in at L2. Let it warm up this way for 12-14 minutes. I found that by doing this, I get an extra 0.3-0.4 kWh out of the battery.I'm not convinced.
I'm more interested in maximizing range and if I precondition just before starting out I'll have compromised that.
You are correct sir. New cars won't. However, when this story DID happen it was a friend of mine in a 75 Maverick. THAT did the trick all right.Elemental @ #7
Naaaaaaaaaaaahhhh, just go find another one.
Plus, I read that a modern car doesn't emit enough CO to kill you anyway, so don't waste your time.
Yeah, or '58 Corvette would probably do you in too, LOL. But the [email protected]#$%^ is so loud the neighbors would probably call the cops before you could get the job done!You are correct sir. New cars won't. However, when this story DID happen it was a friend of mine in a 75 Maverick. THAT did the trick all right.
Inconsiderate A-hole.....No wonder his GF cheated on him. If he was considerate he would have done it in a way his mom didn't have to open the garage after working all day to see that. #No Pity!