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      12-06-2022, 08:22 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Flamesofgold View Post
Hey I set my car for 6 amp max amperage in the app.

Question does this affect preconditioning climat control? Is the 6amp enough or will it draw some from the battery?

I checked my charger and it seems to pull electricity during the preconditioning times. But I want to make sure
It depends on how cold it is really. 6A @ 240V = 1.44kW. That's probably okay if you're talking like 50 degrees, but yesterday it was 20F here and I averaged ~7.2kW while pre-conditioning for about 20 minutes (used 3% of battery = ~2.43 kWh in 20 minutes). I also noticed the car using 12.1kW while in drive-ready state but not moving when I wasn't pre-conditioned around that temperature, so if it's sufficiently cold, you might still draw from the battery even at 48A.
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