Possibly, it may use more than the charger supplies but I see you point. Still 
don't believe the effect will be a cooler battery. 

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> On May 31, 2015, at 2:41 PM, Peri Hartman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Paul, I'm pretty sure that while in the garage the EV would be plugged=20
> in, thus drawing line current, not battery.
> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Paul Dove via EV" <[email protected]>
> To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
> Sent: 31-May-15 12:24:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Success!
> 
>> Not to mention the fact that using a Battery heat it. Charging also=20
>> causes it to heat so using the battery while charging would beat the=20
>> battery even more.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On May 31, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]>=
> =20
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> My first comment: did they have a great EV grin !
>>> 
>>> On the A/C.  I think running the A/C while in the garage would make=20
>>> things worse.  Don't forget that the waste heat from the A/C dumps=20
>>> right back into the garage, so only the interior of the car would be=20
>>> cooler.  Whether that means a net cooling or heating of the battery I=20
>>> don't know, but I can't imagine it being helpful overall.
>>> 
>>> Does the Leaf model they bought have battery thermal control?  If so,=
> =20
>>> keeping that running would help, right, even though you would dump a=20
>>> bit more heat into the garage.
>>> 
>>> Third, even a window-mount A/C unit could have an effect on keeping=20
>>> the garage cooler.
>>> 
>>> Other things that could help the garage temperature.  Insulate the=20
>>> space.  Install fan ventilation - at least that will prevent it from=20
>>> getting hotter inside than out.  Put a highly reflective coating on=20
>>> the roof to reflect more sunlight.  Sigh, all of these things cost=20
>>> money...
>>> 
>>> Peri
>>> 
>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>> From: "Ben Goren via EV" <[email protected]>
>>> To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: 31-May-15 12:03:27 PM
>>> Subject: [EVDL] Success!
>>> 
>>>> So, Dad just drove Mom home in a 2013 Leaf. ~12k miles, California=20
>>>> vehicle; couldn't tell it from new. There was one bar missing from=20
>>>> the charge gauge; the numeric meter read, "98%."
>>>> 
>>>> Everybody's excited. It should be well and truly perfect for them.
>>>> 
>>>> One thought I had that I'm hoping somebody might be able to shed=20
>>>> some insight into...they'll be keeping the car in the garage, but the=
> =20
>>>> garage isn't climate controlled. It probably won't quite get to=20
>>>> today's forecasted high of 108=C2=B0F inside the garage, but it'll=20
>>>> definitely get rather toasty.
>>>> 
>>>> What are the chances that the car will let you run the air=20
>>>> conditioning while it's plugged in with nobody inside? Would that=20
>>>> actually do anything to make the batteries happier?
>>>> 
>>>> b&
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