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Hyundai Ioniq charger: How does it deal with weather?

Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Asked on April 18, 2021

My carpark is open to elements so should I be worried by elements affecting my plug in cable?

Like I would guess with rain it would be fine, but I’m in quebec so does it deal well with -30C temperatures and snow? Should I use a temporary garage (like a Tempo) or is it gonna be just fine?

My car is an Ionic Plugin.

One Answer

I think you'll find that most charging cables are rubber-insulated and not PVC insulated so they stay flexible in the winter temperatures. Try an experiment. Leave an indoors-only extension cord to -30C temperature and try to bend it. Try the same with your charging cable. The difference should be apparent.

I would be more worried about the battery at -30C temperatures. The battery needs to be heated up or else it'll self-destruct. The car has circuitry to prevent the self-destruction of the battery by heating it but it requires charge in the battery. Leave an electric car to -30C for month unused, the battery charge runs out and it can no longer keep the battery at an elevated temperature.

So, if leaving the car at -30C temperatures, the preference is to leave it plugged in. That way, the heating energy comes not from the battery but from the grid.

Answered by juhist on April 18, 2021

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