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      05-30-2024, 11:29 AM   #1
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Vacation charging

I’m going on vacation to Thailand and will be gone for 23 days, I was wondering should I leave my car charging or should just let it stand at 80% and recharge it when I get back home?
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      05-30-2024, 12:02 PM   #2
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The user manual says leave the vehicle battery level at 30-50%
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I’ve left my car for a couple of weeks at the airport at ~50% SOC without issue, didn’t lose any charge in that time. I don’t think you need to worry about charging it while you’re away, and it doesn’t need to be charged to a higher SOC.
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I'll be leaving for holiday next month for about 3-4 weeks. I am planning to leave my car in my garage at around 35%-40% state of charge and unplugged. Just to be on the safe side.
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      05-31-2024, 12:18 AM   #5
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Maybe lock the car too, so it "goes to sleep" and keep the key fob far away, so no communication attempts between the car and fob.

This is what I do when parking ICE or EV for any length of time.
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