[StevenH]

For road trips, I'm interested to find out if the Solterra will automatically begin on-the-move battery thermal optimization for charging in a way that's synced to the route planner's charging station locations.

 

[JayEM]

That would be nice, but I wouldn't count on it. That's a feature usually found only on high-end EVs (think BMW iX and such).

I guess we'll just need to wait for more details to be released.

 

[StevenH]

Toyota and Subaru are proud of their battery conditioning and thermal management that will allow it to retain 90% capacity after 10 years. So, it's not a great leap to expect their routing software to see how far the next charging station is and begin preconditioning ahead of time. We still don't know yet even though the embargo is lifted. Hope to know soon.

 

[JayEM]

Toyota and Subaru are proud of their battery conditioning and thermal management that will allow it to retain 90% capacity after 10 years. So, it's not a great leap to expect their routing software to see how far the next charging station is and begin preconditioning ahead of time. We still don't know yet even though the embargo is lifted. Hope to know soon.

From what I can tell, none of the first round of reviews involved any charging, and very little exploration of what the car is like to live with day-by-day. We need more details!

 

[JIm_in_PA]

Yes, the initial post-embargo reviews were not comprehensive and all done at the same place...the reviewers didn't get any opportunity to do any in-depth testing; just a great test drive and time to go through the features with a little more detail from Subaru. All of them will get deeper once they can physically get a vehicle for a period of time for independent testing, etc.

 

[StevenH]

I'm reading that Google maps, as integrated into some EVs, is supposed to be able to tell the car to precondition the battery on the way to the charger. I've heard that the Solterra uses Google Maps, so fingers crossed on this functionality.🤞⚡

 

[JayEM]

I'm reading that Google maps, as integrated into some EVs, is supposed to be able to tell the car to precondition the battery on the way to the charger. I've heard that the Solterra uses Google Maps, so fingers crossed on this functionality.🤞⚡

From what I've read of this feature in other EVs is that it only works when the charging station is entered as a destination. If the car doesn't "know" you're going there, obviously it cannot get prepared....

 

[StevenH]

From what I've read of this feature in other EVs is that it only works when the charging station is entered as a destination. If the car doesn't "know" you're going there, obviously it cannot get prepared....

I've read that Google Maps in compatible EVs will auto-populate the route with charging stations if more than one will be needed on the trip. So, it should know I'm going there.

 

[Mpls612]

Toyota and Subaru are proud of their battery conditioning and thermal management that will allow it to retain 90% capacity after 10 years.

have they put that in writing yet in the warranty?

 

[n6nl]

have they put that in writing yet in the warranty?

Not that I have seen.

 

[md.]

have they put that in writing yet in the warranty?

The battery warranty is available in the Warranty and Maintenance Booklet. 8yr/100k miles at 70% capacity.

 

[mg64ve]

have they put that in writing yet in the warranty?

No, surprisingly at the end they decided to give 70% but the battery is designed to achieve 90%. I am not sure what it means...

 

[mg64ve]

For road trips, I'm interested to find out if the Solterra will automatically begin on-the-move battery thermal optimization for charging in a way that's synced to the route planner's charging station locations.

Someone mentioned the battery can't be charged below 0C so I believe there is no thermal preparation...I hope I am wrong...

 

[442]

Someone mentioned the battery can't be charged below 0C so I believe there is no thermal preparation...I hope I am wrong...

There's a battery heater and cooler, it just may not be able to keep up in extreme temperatures.

 

[mg64ve]

Do you think 32 Fahrenheit is extreme temperature?