So there’s been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we’re having.
The factors there are complicated and mostly this is impacting people without charging at-home. As it happens, I’m now making a daily commute - just started in fact! And I’d like to report that my car is having no issues at all in this weather, and I haven’t even plugged it in to charge in a few days.
@TechConnectify@mas.to I don’t think the issue is with the chargers, it’s with the batteries. Batteries discharge more quickly (well less efficiently) in the cold, and they recharge more slowly in the cold. The theory is you can precondition the battery, to warm it up to make charging more efficient, but that requires further discharge which may be difficult if you’re already on a low battery.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/16/tesla_owners_in_deep_freeze
@PHolder@twit.social That’s an interesting supposition you’ve got there, except in this instance near Chicago multiple chargers have indeed gone down. At least one charging site went entirely offline.