11-17-2019, 10:02 AM | #24 |
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Will be my first winter with the Roadster as a daily driver as well. We don't get much snow but I live on a steep hill and that can be a challenge for non-AWDs. Maybe we can share some tips and experiences. Not so many people accepting the i8 as a daily driver challenge it seams. Up to now I am really happy with performance incl. shopping and driving my wife to the airport with carry on luggage
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But as AWD it's pretty good |
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11-18-2019, 03:58 AM | #27 | |
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The car will be delivered on new Nordic winter tyres and my experience is that it’s the the quality of tyre that determinate winter performance to a large extend. |
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11-18-2019, 05:40 AM | #28 |
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I precondition at the end of my work day, and on cold or hot days, I lose a maximum of 3 miles of range. During the temperate months, I lose 1 mile of range. Running the A/C compressor and fans does use battery.
I don't precondition at home since I park in a garage that is part of my house so it stays within 20 degrees F of my residence.
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11-18-2019, 06:44 AM | #29 | |
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Mine was plugged in all last night so will have reached a full charge after say 4 hrs but when i went to the car at 6.30am (same as time that was set), i could hear the fans on but the 'changing light' on the lead was also on? As someone else said, it seems that it uses the battery power to precondition then replaces it by charging again via the lead. So it might take longer to replenish what is taken? Are you using the standard charger or the higher fast charge? It may be much better with the fast charger. The other option, as i said is for me to set the departure time earier than i leave to give it more time perhaps? Would that make a difference? |
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11-19-2019, 06:13 AM | #30 | |
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I use a type 2 cable plugged into my 32A EV charger (although the i8 only draws a maximum of 16A). |
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11-19-2019, 01:47 PM | #31 |
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Thanks for sharing experience
This was very good information as I have been looking to get an i8 myself.
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11-20-2019, 04:51 AM | #32 | |
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I think yours will be coping with the precondition demand much better so you probably hardly see any range loss. I have my departure time also set to the 'actual' give or take 5 mins. |
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11-20-2019, 08:39 AM | #33 | |
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While Level 1 (120v) chargers generally charge at only about 1.4 KW, you will never get the full charging potential out of a Level 2 (220-240V) charger which can deliver between 7.7 KW (32A) and 9.6 KW (40A). Even best case, you'll never even hit 50% of the possible charging rate from even the smallest (32A) level 2 (220-240V) charger...
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11-21-2019, 04:19 PM | #34 | |
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I definitely don't suffer any range loss with preconditioning. My battery capacity is at 100% every time on departure. |
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