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> I get about 2/3rds of stated range in cold weather. I drive with the heat at 68, and I use the but warmer for a few minutes. I try not to exceed 75MPH on 65MP

> I get about 2/3rds of stated range in cold weather. I drive with the heat at 68, and I use the but warmer for a few minutes. I try not to exceed 75MPH on 65MPH roads, or 80MPH on 70MPH roads. Where I drive, often traffic exceeds the posted speed limit. Thats pretty good and far better than I got in my 2019 M3 in the winter. I think the differentiator here is you are using plugged in power to heat the battery rather than the battery itself. Its a clever and effective hack, but ultimately it shouldn't be a requirement.

ericmay 5y ago
Kind of. I wouldn't say it's a hack but more so just using energy from a charging source like your house to heat the battery versus the car using the battery charge to heat the battery. TBH it's kind of standard operating procedure for EVs and not really fundamentally different than "warming the car up". It's why Tesla for example has a scheduling feature (they really need an ad-hoc one though) where they anticipated that you'd commute, say doing a 9-5, and your car would be heated, battery heated up, etc. by the time you leave for work based on your schedule preferences. Ultimately it's not a huge deal for most of the country (weather-wise) and it'll be yet another item that will improve over time.