Its an easy problem to solve. Fed employess can pay $6 per paypeirod for authority to plugin to any 120v federal outlet.
See: https://www.sustainability.gov/pdfs/guidance_fed_workplace_charging.pdf Bob On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 12:23 PM Peter Eckhoff via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] > > 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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
