studio460
Well-known member
Okay, here's my typical commute: I begin a 31-mile drive in the mid-afternoon from the South Bay to the San Fernando Valley. Although ambient temps can be as high as 100+ degrees there, recently they've only been 85-95 degrees in the afternoon. So, I arrive to work, a ground-level asphalt parking lot with no shade. I park facing west to plug-in my 120V EVSE into an outdoor outlet. I return from my shoots typically around 9PM. Two nights in a row, last night and tonight, when I returned to my car, the thermal management system engaged as soon as I put the car in "go" mode. It stayed on for about 15 minutes then turned off. The ambient temp at this time was around 72 degrees. Does this sound normal?
Another instance: I left for work from home yesterday, and I noticed a an electric motor "whine" as I backed out of our white, concrete driveway (partial shade from some Queen Palms in the front yard). I believe the had TMS turned on. But it was off before I turned the car on. Ambient was probably about 80 degrees, if that (I live in a beach city). This, after 10 hours of 120V EVSE charging overnight, which completed 3.5 hours prior to my departure. The weird thing is it only started when I turned the car on. The reason I think it's abnormal, is that we've had days prior just as hot, and before the last two days I had never heard the TMS turn on. Maybe I just never noticed it? But reading about it here made me aware of it, and I was always subconsciously kind of listening for it to come on (which it never did). Thoughts?
Another instance: I left for work from home yesterday, and I noticed a an electric motor "whine" as I backed out of our white, concrete driveway (partial shade from some Queen Palms in the front yard). I believe the had TMS turned on. But it was off before I turned the car on. Ambient was probably about 80 degrees, if that (I live in a beach city). This, after 10 hours of 120V EVSE charging overnight, which completed 3.5 hours prior to my departure. The weird thing is it only started when I turned the car on. The reason I think it's abnormal, is that we've had days prior just as hot, and before the last two days I had never heard the TMS turn on. Maybe I just never noticed it? But reading about it here made me aware of it, and I was always subconsciously kind of listening for it to come on (which it never did). Thoughts?