Method and assembly for reducing the energy consumption of an electrically powered vehicle

摘要

An example method includes changing a planned pre-conditioning cycle of an electrically powered vehicle in response to a time period without a key cycle of the electrically powered vehicle. Another exemplary method includes communicating a warning message to an operator of an electrically powered vehicle in response to having been at least one pre-conditioning cycle of the electrically powered vehicle without a key cycle of the electrically powered vehicle.