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[QUOTE=garysmith21;27139181]So I checked my smart meter from 7am through to 10am.
Nothing happened at 7am - it was displaying that my consumption was less than 300w. At some point between 9.30am and 9.40am it jumped to 4.03kw so I’m assuming as the battery was preconditioning the cabin, it was being recharged as it was doing that. It stayed at that rate until about 10.10am.
The battery is showing as fully charged, the cabin is preheated but that blue symbol is at the top of the dash (see pic).
So whilst a small amount of charging may have warmed the battery, I’m not convinced this is the same as the pure EVs like the i3 do.
The blue symbol is to let you know the petrol engine is still cold and won't go out until the engine has been run for a while
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