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Lond_ID3
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Thanks - that makes a lot of sense

Have a PodPoint charger and getting timed charging to work was a bit fiddly so might have to set the charger window 00.30 to 7.15 and not let battery run down to need more than 4 hours of charge…. Shouldn’t be a big problem

I know some posts have said 20% drop in range winter but my Miles/KWH have gone from about 4 in summer to 1.5 on short trips at under 5 degrees - with only intermittent heating - so I think it’s time for me to stop obsessing about efficiency and just enjoy a toasty warm car with heated seats and steering and wonder how I ever lived without….

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Lond_ID3 wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:38 pm I think it’s time for me to stop obsessing about efficiency and just enjoy a toasty warm car with heated seats and steering and wonder how I ever lived without….

This is the way. I well remember my sisters freezing to (metaphorical) death in my Dad's old gen1 Leaf because he was trying to eke out maximum range for literally no reason except he'd got obsessed with efficiency and moaning about public charging infrastructure.

He bought a Model 3 to replace it, hasn't frozen the family since, and is far happier not stressing about hypermiling every last kWh.

Let it go 😀
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Lond_ID3 wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:38 pm Thanks - that makes a lot of sense

Have a PodPoint charger and getting timed charging to work was a bit fiddly so might have to set the charger window 00.30 to 7.15 and not let battery run down to need more than 4 hours of charge…. Shouldn’t be a big problem

I know some posts have said 20% drop in range winter but my Miles/KWH have gone from about 4 in summer to 1.5 on short trips at under 5 degrees - with only intermittent heating - so I think it’s time for me to stop obsessing about efficiency and just enjoy a toasty warm car with heated seats and steering and wonder how I ever lived without….
It's something that most of seem to do after a while but 1.5 miles/kW does seem a bit low.
I am using the pod point solo but just hit the start button on the app to preheat the car 15 to 20 mins before I set off. Maybe that would help your consumption.
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Lond_ID3 wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:38 pm I think it’s time for me to stop obsessing about efficiency and just enjoy a toasty warm car with heated seats and steering and wonder how I ever lived without….

Unless you need the range for a longer journey, absolutely.

I'm happy to lose a few % to pre-heat the cabin (and clear the windscreen) on a typical day - the only time I charge outside of my off-peak window is if I want to set off at 100% with a pre-heated cabin.
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