{"id":19544,"date":"2025-08-11T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/?p=19544"},"modified":"2025-10-30T09:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:57:40","slug":"charging-electric-car-in-summer-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/charging-electric-car-in-summer-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer, heat and your EV: how to protect your battery without losing your cool"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19544\" class=\"elementor elementor-19544\" 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data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a465f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65a465f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce413b elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"8ce413b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-featuerd-image\">\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1011\" src=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Frame-427325698-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b546c53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b546c53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9d4cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa9d4cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43b61f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a43b61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHARGING ELECTRIC CAR IN SUMMER TIPS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74684c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74684c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summer, heat and your EV: how to protect your battery without losing your cool<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34bf5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"c34bf5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e126fc1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/2025\/08\/11\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 11, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebd804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"1ebd804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e126fc1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/category\/app\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">App<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/category\/charging\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Charging<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/category\/electric-vehicles\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Electric vehicles<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79445dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79445dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1168c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f1168c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806e180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"806e180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Picture this:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s August. The asphalt burns. You&#8217;ve found a charging point&#8230; but it&#8217;s in the sun, the car is at 35\u00b0C and while you seek shade, your battery suffers in silence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes, your electric vehicle doesn&#8217;t sweat or complain, but extreme heat wears it down, too. Your range drops, the battery overheats and charging in these conditions can strain the battery and slow performance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But it doesn&#8217;t have to be this way. Here are the best tips for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">charging your electric car wisely (and calmly)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in the middle of a heat wave.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6bdf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c6bdf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ec104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01ec104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take advantage of the coolest hours <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e5b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5e5b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Charging at noon in August is not the best idea. Do it at night or first thing in the morning:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Less thermal stress for the battery<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More efficiency<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Less likely to have the spot occupied<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9668008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9668008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"margin: 10px 0;padding: 20px;border-radius: 16px;background: #f5f5f7\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0;font-size: 20px;line-height: 1.3\">Learn how to book your charger in advance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0;opacity: .9\">Secure your bay during peak hours and keep your EV cool by charging when it\u2019s best for the battery.<\/p>\n<a style=\"padding: 12px 18px;border-radius: 12px;background: var(--wenea-pink, #E6457A);color: #fff;text-decoration: none;font-weight: 600\" href=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/app-wenea\/bay-booking\/\"> Book a bay in the app <\/a><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b9cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b1b9cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef0b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef0b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charge whenever you can... In the shade<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efdfe43 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efdfe43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741c32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"741c32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It seems like a detail, but it makes a difference: Direct sun on your car while charging, especially in fast charging, can increase the internal temperature of the battery more than recommended.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Look for covered car parks or wooded areas. Take care of your car as you would take care of yourself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f48eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f48eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Carga-a-la-sombra.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Carga-a-la-sombra.webp 576w, https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Carga-a-la-sombra-300x197.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287f43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"287f43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3acb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd3acb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help your battery stay cool<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139f4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139f4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If your car has <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">active thermal management<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, activate it a few minutes before plugging in. Think of it as a warm-up&#8230; backwards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your battery needs to be stable before it can be powered, and you can help.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad8579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ad8579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729d01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"729d01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Less is more: don't always charge at 100%<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d65b0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22d65b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bd991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3bd991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In summer, it is preferable to keep the battery between 20% and 80%. This not only prevents overheating, but also extends its service life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And if you have a long trip to make, plan several short stops. Better for the car&#8230; and for you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11b42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d11b42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Bateria-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Bateria-2.webp 576w, https:\/\/wenea.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Bateria-2-300x197.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e8786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e8786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Summer can be electric and comfortable.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Getting around in an electric car in summer doesn&#8217;t have to be an odyssey. 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