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Traction battery normal depletion when parked?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Bluegrassman, Sep 25, 2016.

  1. Bluegrassman

    Bluegrassman Active Member

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    What would be considered "normal" traction battery depletion, say sitting parked for 12 hours with ambient temps around 85F. Starting SOC of 80%? Would dropping a bar or two from shutdown to restart be considered normal?
     
    #1 Bluegrassman, Sep 25, 2016
  2. totoro

    totoro Junior Member

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    Although I'm no expert, I think it's normal. One day I thought my traction battery had dropped by 4 bars after sitting for a work day. After hearing from others that a drop from 1-2 bars is normal but 4 seems excessive, I started keeping a log of the battery level every time I parked somewhere and when I started the car again. After almost 3 months, there were a handful of times that battery dropped 1 bar, but never anything close to 4 bars. I think I must have been mistaken that one day that I thought the battery had dropped 4 bars - easy enough to do when you're late for work.

    Anyway, if it helps, you can see my previous post and replies here:
    hybrid/traction battery loss when car is off? | PriusChat
     
    #2 totoro, Sep 28, 2016
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