Excellent review/writeup!!
The mats do look great in your truck and fit seems to be right on.
The rocking horses are cute, I bet your nieces thought so too. š
I canāt say so with certainty, but I believe it is. I think it has received little publicity because it is safety feature and folks are reluctant to prompt that change, but is way to short.
Seems like a lot of Hate here for AI. Sort of reflects the Hate that many show(ed) for EVs.
Iām not a user myself, but I did learn a lot from the OPs post. Didnāt know anything about the laws that took affect or changed this year. So there is that. Just saying.
We have some pretty frustrating hoops that we have to jump through if we buy a vehicle out of state, but nothing like rules you had to navigate. š³
Congratulations on a great find!!
I donāt have any authoritative source to quote however, based on the need to protect the battery from extremely cold conditions which can damage the battery, I believe the BMS does monitor the battery temp and will provide a heating level necessary outside your charging schedule.
There is a...
The BMS is designed to heat the battery if the pack temp drops to an unknown temperature level regardless of any departure times being set. That is if the truck is connected to a level 2 EVSE. That would count for the majority of the KWhs used. Those temps would certainly trigger the BMS...