Car GPS locators are divided into two types: those with built-in batteries and those that require wiring. Among them, wiring type GPS locators are widely used in many industries such as business vehicle management, private car anti-theft, loan vehicle tracking, etc., as they can locate vehicles in real-time, keep track of vehicle positions at any time, view historical trajectories, and issue various driving reports. Many car owners or drivers have such doubts, and cars are equipped with GPS locators, How much electricity is consumed by the vehicle's battery and will it affect the lifespan of the car's battery?

　　Generally speaking, wiring type GPS locators inevitably cause battery power loss due to the need to connect the vehicle's battery to work. Older GPS locators, due to their lack of intelligent working function, continuously locate and transmit, consume relatively more power

　　However, most new GPS locators consume relatively little power, and some also have intelligent working functions. For example, the GPS locator has a built-in 3D motion sensor that can detect vehicle vibration to determine the operating status of the vehicle. When the vehicle stops, the device enters a standby state. At this time, it does not communicate with the satellite to search for satellite positioning, but only sends a heartbeat packet data for a long time to ensure that the GPS is online, which is a deep standby state, The power consumption is smaller than the self discharge of the car battery, which can be completely ignored, so it has no impact on the car battery. After the vehicle ignites, the motion sensor of the device will detect vehicle vibration, and the GPS positioning device will enter a working state, communicating with satellites in real-time, without affecting the effectiveness of GPS usage.

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