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by flutas 944 days ago
Something else interesting when supercharging in the cold...LOTS of steam(?) at times.

Shocked me the first time it happened. Cold (~5F outside), low and hot battery (just went from 80 to ~5%). Legit thought the car was on fire at first.
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Kirby64 944 days ago
Never experienced the steam myself, although I can't say I've ever tried supercharging the car at 5F. Coldest I've ever done it was probably in the 40s, which is plenty cold enough to cause that popping sound when it's pulling 250kW.
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flutas 942 days ago
Oh yeah, the popping was crazy loud as well.

Thinking back to it, the battery must have been extremely warm at the time too, since that 5F was after two hours through a 2 lane mountain road (crossing the range).

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