Remote Start Versus Pre-Conditioning?

[Jimrpa]

If my car is still plugged in to my charger from overnight charging, is there any difference between remote starting it about 5-10 minutes before setting out in the morning and using a set pre-conditioning time? I don’t like being held to a rigid daily schedule.

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[generaltso]

Battery preconditioning only happens with departure times. Is that important? I say no, unless you're going on a trip and want to maximize range.

 

[Logal727]

If my car is still plugged in to my charger from overnight charging, is there any difference between remote starting it about 5-10 minutes before setting out in the morning and using a set pre-conditioning time? I don’t like being held to a rigid daily schedule.

Aside from battery reconditioning. Also, I don’t see any way to set more options for what the climate controls do for remote start. There are more climate options when you do departure times.

 

[Jimrpa]

Well, I’m not sure how important battery preconditioning would be for my arduous 1 mile commute to Starbucks in the morning when I’m WFH, or my truly nightmarish 24 mile commute to the office on those days I have to go into town.

 

[sockmeister]

Yeah. The consensus seems to be that it doesn't make a difference unless you're going on a long trip, in which case it will definitely spare a few miles of range that would otherwise go toward heating the pack while you drive.

Remote Start apparently does nothing for the battery; though I wish it did, if for no other reason then to make me feel like I'm doing something to treat my battery right.

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