How much does the BMW i3 battery lose its range when the owner is on vacation and the car is waiting in the garage? 0,0 percent • CARS
One of the nicest readers has just returned from a two week vacation. He checked his BMW i3, which was waiting for him in the garage - it turns out that the car did not lose range at all. In other words: the battery has the same capacity as it had two weeks ago.
Teslas standing in the parking lot gradually discharge their batteries - this phenomenon is called the vampire drain. This is because the vehicles connect to the headquarters from time to time to download updates and allow you to connect to them from the mobile application layer:
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meanwhile Our reader's BMW i3 (2014) hasn't lost power reserve during a two-week vacation in the garage... However, in the latest models (2018 and newer), the situation may be slightly different, because the vehicles have the ability to contact the headquarters online.
Recall that when we park the car for several weeks, it is worth discharging the battery to 50-70 percent. Both a fully charged battery and a battery drained to near zero, delayed for several weeks, almost guaranteed accelerated cell degradation.
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