Leaving Volt at Home for a Week

I'm taking a trip to Dallas in a few weeks for business and we'll be taking the C-Max. We need the extra room for luggage and I wouldn't be able to plug in on the way. Any thoughts on if I should leave the Volt plugged in or not?

 

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Hi Rick,

Here's some advice from Volt owners specific to wintertime
disuse, but some of this may be adapted:

http://gm-volt.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-17865.html

The 15-minute charging per day regimen seems interesting.

I suspect 1 week won't have much impact, provided the temperature
isn't very high, and perhaps the state of charge is not 100%?

Good luck,
Bill

 

Thanks. It sounds like for shorter periods of time just keep it plugged in. I know it regulates the battery temp when plugged in and I can hear the fan running sometimes when it's charging.

 

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