DanCoon
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Hello everyone, I'm currently traveling through Death Valley today on my 1800 Mile Road Trip... thought I would solicit some thoughts regarding some extreme temperatures I experienced on my drive today.
Outside temperature got up to 147 degrees. This was while I was driving up the mountain in 123 degree weather according to the weather Channel app and the official thermometer at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center.
I have heard that the temperature sensor is located near the battery which can sometimes pick up the pavement heat. I thought that the temperature would decrease as I drove around but it kept increasing.
It was a little bit scary because I thought that the battery might be overheating, so I had the idea to switch into neutral and Coast down the mountain the rest of the way. I immediately noticed that the temperature started to drop and over the course of four or five miles I was able to get the temperature down to 127 degrees.
My thought is that if you disengage the battery and the electric motor by shifting into neutral it would allow the system to cool down. I did notice that in neutral only the brake pads engage since you are not using regenerative braking to recharge the battery.
Full trip experience to come in the next few days.
Outside temperature got up to 147 degrees. This was while I was driving up the mountain in 123 degree weather according to the weather Channel app and the official thermometer at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center.
I have heard that the temperature sensor is located near the battery which can sometimes pick up the pavement heat. I thought that the temperature would decrease as I drove around but it kept increasing.
It was a little bit scary because I thought that the battery might be overheating, so I had the idea to switch into neutral and Coast down the mountain the rest of the way. I immediately noticed that the temperature started to drop and over the course of four or five miles I was able to get the temperature down to 127 degrees.
My thought is that if you disengage the battery and the electric motor by shifting into neutral it would allow the system to cool down. I did notice that in neutral only the brake pads engage since you are not using regenerative braking to recharge the battery.
Full trip experience to come in the next few days.
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