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What Is Phantom Drain, And How Does It Impact Electric Vehicles?
29 Oct 2022 | Abstracted from Slash Gear
"...phantom [aka vampire]...drain happens when the energy from an EVs battery gets drained while parked and is not actually in use. In turn, this could potentially reduce the car's overall range on any given charge
"Tesla EVs aren't the only ones loaded with a veritable cornucopia of electronic goodies from security and monitoring sensors, automated telematic data programs and alerts, to the more mundane features like power accoutrements..."
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