Deb and Ed M wrote:
Also - another possible drawback for those not constantly on the road: I'm under the impression that EVs need to be driven regularly. We looked into getting a small SUV/EV, but it was advised to not let it sit for a few months at a time, and we're Snowbirds. Our RV's sat for a month or more between trips - we camped when we could rustle up the free time to get away.
I don’t see why you would have to drive them regularly. We have been driving only EV cars for 7 years. Our leaf sat for 4 months 2 years in a row. No issues. Out tesla has sat for a few weeks. No issues. The only thing I can think of would be vampire drain from the processors. On the Leaf it was pretty low, on the tesla it’s higher. Maybe a couple percent per week. If I was gone for a few months I would probably just set the max charge to 70 percent or so and leave it plugged in.
We had our 12 volt battery on the leaf run down one winter to the point the car wouldn’t activate. I just used our little 12 volt power pack and jumped it. Worked.
Personally I wouldn’t worry about leaving it unattended for a winter. Just leave it plugged in.
