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shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 4 weeks agoOh, okay. So I’m guessing that means like the car might turn on and run the air conditioner for a few minutes every hour. Just to cool itself down. That’s what it seems like anyway.
Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Using some of the incoming power to run the AC seems reasonable. Especially when the battery is above 75% charged. It would be interesting if the AC would go harder for more minutes per hour as the charge level gets higher.
crusty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I imagine just running the fans is adequate to keep the temps low enough to avoid damage and would use less power than the AC