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I was thinking if I should skip preconditioning and just start vehicle, then vehicle will automatically start ICE in such cold temperature. Not sure which way is better for battery health.

Since we are talking about minimizing battery usage in winter, I am wondering if preconditioning the vehicle in cold winter would damage the battery. I noticed the preconditioning in my 2023 outlander PHEV doesn't use engine at all. Instead, it uses battery to warm up the car, plus some...