ambientTemp

Outside temperature sensed by the vehicle, in degrees Celsius

High-Level Explanation

This signal contains the vehicle-sensed temperature near the vehicle.

Enables

The temperature of an electric vehicle's battery has a significant impact on how fast that battery can charge. While having the temperature of the vehicle's battery itself would be the most ideal, having the ambient temperature can give a clue to how cold the battery is. When a battery is cold, it takes longer to add energy to it.

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Known Quirks

  • Collection for this signal started in January 2023

Visualizations with Explanations

Ambient temperature readings for an example vehicle from January to June 2023

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