Systems and methods for pre-conditioning a vehicle

A method for pre-conditioning a refuse vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining a scheduled deployment time of the refuse vehicle;
• performing a first pre-conditioning operation over a first time interval and a second time interval to prepare the refuse vehicle by the scheduled deployment time;
• and
• performing a plurality of other pre-conditioning operations at least partially simultaneously with performing the first pre-conditioning operation over at least the second time interval to prepare the refuse vehicle by the scheduled deployment time.

A refuse vehicle comprising processing circuitry configured to:

• obtain a scheduled deployment time of the refuse vehicle;
• perform a first pre-conditioning operation by operating a charging system to charge batteries of the refuse vehicle at a first charge rate over a first time interval, and a second charge rate over a second time interval to fully charge the batteries by the scheduled deployment time, the charging system configured to provide electrical energy to the batteries for charging, wherein the first charge rate is less than the second charge rate and the first time interval is greater than the second time interval, the batteries configured to provide electrical energy for driving tractive elements of the refuse vehicle;
• and
• perform a plurality of other pre-conditioning operations at least partially simultaneously with performing the first pre-conditioning operation.