Electric work vehicle with power conserving work component subsystem preconditioning

An electric work vehicle comprising:

• an electric power source operable in a power-charging state and a power-consuming state;
• an electric motor powered by the electric power source;
• a work component powered by the electric power source during the power-consuming state to perform a work operation at a work location at a work time;
• a work component subsystem operating the work component and powered by the electric power source, the work component subsystem includes a working fluid to operate the work component and that is optimally operable within a temperature range;
• a thermal management system including a thermal device for affecting the temperature range of the work component subsystem;
• a controller, including processor and memory architecture, executing control logic to:
• receive a predictive condition value indicative of an environmental condition of the work location at the work time, the predictive condition value being received by the controller at an evaluation time preceding the work time;
• based on the predictive condition value, set an operational state of the thermal device of the thermal management system;
• and
• operate the thermal device at the operational state set according to the predictive condition value to precondition the work component subsystem prior to the work time to reduce power demands on the electric power source during the power-consuming state.