Does the car GPS locator consume a lot of electricity? Will affect the lifespan of car batteries

Car GPS locators are divided into two types: those with built-in batteries and those that require wiring. Including wiring type GPS locators, they can locate the vehicle in real time, grasp its location at any time, view historical trajectories, and publish various driving reports. They are widely used in many industries such as government vehicle management, private car anti-theft, and loan car tracking. Many car owners or drivers have this question: how much does installing a car GPS locator consume from the vehicle battery, and will it affect the lifespan of the vehicle battery?

Generally speaking, wired GPS locators require connection to the vehicle battery for operation, which inevitably results in battery power loss. Older GPS locators, due to the lack of intelligent working functions, constantly locate and transmit, and consume relatively large amounts of power.

However, most of the current new GPS locators have relatively low power consumption, and some even have intelligent working functions. When the vehicle stops, the device enters standby mode and does not communicate with the satellite to search for satellite positioning. It only sends heartbeat packet data to ensure that the GPS is online for a long time. This deep standby mode consumes less power than the self discharge of the car battery and can be ignored, so it has no impact on the car battery. When the vehicle catches fire, the motion sensor of the equipment will detect the vibration of the vehicle body, and the GPS locator will enter the working state, communicating with the satellite in real time without affecting the effectiveness of GPS use.

So, the electricity consumption of car GPS locators depends on the power consumption and functionality of the locators. Generally speaking, it will not affect the service life of the car battery, and car owners can use it with confidence.