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Originally Posted by Pugchief
Any Tesla EV owners that can share there experience on battery issues in the summer? I have a Model 3 that stays at my UpNorth house and I am thinking about getting another Model 3 to keep in TV. But we are UpNorth for much of the summer and I am concerned that leaving the car plugged in when the garage temps get over 100 might be less than ideal. While in TV for the winter, leaving the car in my garage UpNorth set at 50% per the Tesla forums has worked fine. But I'm not so sure about doing that when the garage gets super hot?
Can anyone with a Tesla comment on this? Thanks
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I would call Tesla and ask them. My knowledge comes from selling expensive rechargeable equipment. Batteries are batteries. If, you read the instructions for rechargeable batteries they will tell you in some fashion best to charge in a temperature range. Surely that is more like 70 degrees than 100. Standby losses also go up dramatically in heat. Battery life. When we moved to Florida my car starter battery was 7 years old. I replaced it because surely it was on it's last legs. Car starter batteries, due to Florida heat last two or three years. A more modern car you can no longer get one more start out of it. Your car just says battery is weak and I refuse to work.