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Yesterday I read somewhere that with many electric cars, if you park under the sun on a hot day, the car will want to turn the a/c on to keep the battery cool, even if you are not driving, not about to drive, and not having finished just driving.
I’d never heard of this before. Would the MME be expected to do the same? I live in Los Angeles, and do not have parking in the shade. Even when it’s a relatively mild (for LA) 80 degrees outside, we all know how hot a car under the sun can get.
If I don’t keep the MME plugged in, how much battery damage would the MME suffer after, e.g., five years? I’ve had my 2006 Mustang GT for over 14 years now and would like to keep the MME indefinitely too if it’s a great car, but would my battery go kaput under the Southern California sun after a few years?
I also don’t think I’d want to leave it plugged in. If the a/c would kick in, for example, whenever the cabin hit 100 degrees, then on a parked car under the sun in LA, we are talking about the a/c running, what, maybe 10% of all time in any given year? Seems like a huge energy drain.
Anyone with experience with other electrics know how much of a potential issue this could be for a MME?
I’d never heard of this before. Would the MME be expected to do the same? I live in Los Angeles, and do not have parking in the shade. Even when it’s a relatively mild (for LA) 80 degrees outside, we all know how hot a car under the sun can get.
If I don’t keep the MME plugged in, how much battery damage would the MME suffer after, e.g., five years? I’ve had my 2006 Mustang GT for over 14 years now and would like to keep the MME indefinitely too if it’s a great car, but would my battery go kaput under the Southern California sun after a few years?
I also don’t think I’d want to leave it plugged in. If the a/c would kick in, for example, whenever the cabin hit 100 degrees, then on a parked car under the sun in LA, we are talking about the a/c running, what, maybe 10% of all time in any given year? Seems like a huge energy drain.
Anyone with experience with other electrics know how much of a potential issue this could be for a MME?
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