How Do You Plan To Survive (Battery) the Winter?

[wfopete]

Those of you in SoKal or those with heated garages need not apply.

For the rest of us who keep our bikes in unheated storage what are you doing to keep the battery protected from extreme cold weather?

 

[Erwin P]

Riding...

 

[Redwolf]

Riding...

Exactly, doing this daily has kept my Alta happy and healthy for 6 years now.

 

[joer]

I rent heated storage at a place near me. It wasn’t really much more expensive than non-heated. I charged my battery to about 40%. Did a full shut down (not stand by) and then disconnected the power switch (connector behind the number plate).

My concern is someone might accidentally hit the power button moving it around and not know to power it all the way down. This way they cannot.

I guess we’ll find out how well it faired in April.

 

[ksksks]

Everything above -10°C is no problem at all for storage. But it is important to fully switch it off and not use it as long as the battery temp low.
Storing in the cold is better than storing in the warm. The chemical reactions and therefore aging of the battery are slowed down. But don't use the bike when the battery is cold.
50% SOC is ideal for storage. Don't let it sit below 20% or above 80%. High and low SOCs will speed up the aging of the battery. If the SOC drops below 0%, the battery could even be damaged. Very important: Don't charge when the battery temp is low (I would not charge it when below 5°C).

So when storing over winter, charge it to about 60%, fully shut it down and put it in a place not too cold.