I was upstate NY when the outside temp hit -52F one morning in January, 1966. So this interests me as many used block and oil pan heaters. Some brought their batteries in at night to keep them warm.
I feel your son's frustration. I know there is active pack thermal management and power is drawn from the pack when not plugged in. He would have to be plugged in to offset any pack power depletion due to that thermal management. I found this online (ref: https://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/savings/business/farm-tractor): "A 1000-watt engine heater that runs 10 hours per day (overnight typically) from late November through mid March will use about $90 in electricity. A clock timer can save money on your electric bill by activating the engine block heater two hours before it's normally used, saving over $70 in electricity per year." I saw where some heaters had lesser wattage ratings and some that were higher. I'd ask my co-workers what the power rating of their block heaters are and if they are on timers, etc. A 1000-watt engine heater would draw 8 amps which is the lowest(?) Level 1 charge rate on the Bolt. But a Bolt's electrical needs are constant even in summer. Do his co-workers use timers? I can supply him with a reference graph from Exxon Mobil showing the peaking of Liquid Crude Supply around the year 2040: https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/-/media/Global/Files/outlook-for-energy/2019-Outlook-for-Energy_v4.pdf (Slide #31) The next question is what will his managers do as there will be more EV production and adoption leading up and as we go through the peaking? Can he work an experiment with his managers to measure his draw as a prelude to other EV charging in the future? As a last resort, is there a way for him to negotiate a way to pay for any "excess" electricity used? Please keep us informed on what happens. Peter On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 9:31 AM Robert Bruninga via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > I need to understand the settings for charging a Bolt EV. > > My son's workplace in Alaska says he cannot plugin his Bolt EV to the > dedicated 120v oiutlets provided in every parking spot because EV > charging is not authorized. > > But what about battey heating? When every other employee gets to > maintain a block heater, he shoud be able to maintain his battery > temperature. > > Is there a setting in the Bolt to set battery warming but NOT charging > while plugged into 120v? > > Thanks Bob > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
