Steve Bultman Posted March 18, 2014 at 01:22 PM Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 at 01:22 PM I have question about GO Time I charge my car at night on a low/high demand system so it charges at 9:00 pm and is usually done about 2 am I have GO set for 7:00 am does that mean it turns on at 7;00 or just ready to go, do I lose charge between 2 and 7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted March 18, 2014 at 01:31 PM Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 at 01:31 PM The Go time is the time that you want to get in the car and leave. It will compute how much before that time it needs to turn on the heater or A/C to meet the requirements. If you have a 240 volt charger you do not lose any charge. The energy to heat / cool the car is drawn from your AC utility company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi Posted March 18, 2014 at 02:24 PM Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 at 02:24 PM If it takes you 5 hours to charge (9:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m.), it sounds like you must be using a 120V EVSE (charger). You may not find 120V to be very effective for preconditioning your car since it provides only 1.4 to 1.9 kW of power (depending on whether it is a 12 Amp or 16 Amp unit) and your heater requires more than that to warm the car effectively. If you install a 240V EVSE, you should get better results pre-heating (or cooling) your interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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