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Originally Posted by aisbell
I will be parking my Insight in an unheated carport in about 2 weeks for another 6 months. At least the battery temperature will be considerably lower than it was when my Insight was parked in Honolulu. I have read that self-discharge is slower at lower temperatures, so maybe the resulting imbalance will be less. But when I return, I'll be able to fully charge it using your grid charger before I drive my Insight anywhere, so hopefully that will help in the long run.
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Art, after a couple of months, the imbalance will be there no matter what the temperature. You
really need to charge it before you drive it, or you'll be taking the ferry to visit Peter next fall.