Recent content by specialgreen

After the LBC battery correction, FlipTheFleet was predicting that at 3 years, the 30kwhr battery would be just under 90% SOH: I'm a few weeks over 3 years, with 36k miles, and SOH is 88.96% and 323 GIDs.... pretty much exactly where FlipTheFleet predicted. (measurement taken after running...

I wonder if EA has a glitchy auto-refill mechanism? If so, and if you're going to be in a dire spot if charging fails, then I wonder if it would be more reliable if you added more than the minimum $20 top-up to your EA account (e.g. $100). I recently experienced that Chargepoint was happy to...

When I replaced the plug on my Nissan EVSE, I found the yellow wire which runs from the EVSE to a thermistor in the plug (if the plug gets too hot, the EVSE shuts off). I added a 12-hour timer in-line with that yellow wire. To charge, you have to twist the 12-hour knob. At 120 volt US...

I was thinking that I should call Kocourek Chev and tell them that I'll buy a Bolt from them if they put in a DCFC. Their location is 2 miles south of the 51/52/29 interchange, which would be better... but they are next to Walmart and lots of shops. If you're going to charge on a...

I'm looking at a near opposite path: Minneapolis to Marquette MI, which could go via Green Bay. Also not do-able with my Leaf. Actually, aBetterRoutePlanner gives an eastbound path for a 2020 Bolt with 5% degradation, driving slow: - 51 minute charge EA Eau Claire @50kw 53->100% (at Sams...

Well, I know when turtle does not go on (at 6%). Only saw turtle once before, and that was two years ago at 65% during a freak cold snap (like -23F). I probably don't balance my pack enough: the departure timer is set for 9:30am, and preheat set for 7:30am, so that when I depart at 7:15, the...

The reduction in range estimate is just a poor guess using a simple algorithm: if you turn-on the heater, the LEAF reduces estimated range by the same percent whether it is 40F outside or -10F outside; and whether you have been driving on the freeway or city streets; and whether the fan speed...

I parked overnight with 21% SOC; then drove this morning to a L2 charger. Got the Low Battery popup message at 14% (which is normal). A block before I got to the charger, I got a turtle with "drive power reduced" popup message. But the battery meter still showed 6%. In the past, at about...

Agree... it's all good fun that we can beat almost any ICE car at the light, but just imagine what streets are going to be like with 50% of vehicles being electric? I love the tesla batteries, but I don't want a sportscar (or a luxury car, or a car that drives itself). If I could get a Kia...

If you're really planning just for the commute, you could take the opposite approach: use as big a battery as possible, with State of Charge kept in the "sweet spot." The OP's 70 mile one-way commute is only about 1/3 of the range of a Leaf+/Kona/Niro. By setting a smart charging limit of 60%...

I have a coworker who drives 60 miles each way, and it's a tough sell for an EV. A couple of thoughts: - if you could count on availability and price of replacement batteries, then you could just call batteries a cost. - getting a 240v plug at work doubles range, and is much cheaper than a...

That's interesting. I've DCFC'd my Leaf three times within one day in winter, and each DCFC session was faster than the previous one. For the Leaf, there seems to be a "goldilocks zone" (ambient temperature somewhere below freezing) where the heating from repeated DCFC sessions is balanced by...

Agree on M3 being higher volume, having fewer parts (moving or otherwise) and less wiring. When I read about common out-of-warranty repairs for S, I mostly see things which will happen to any EV (tires, suspension, 12v) but also MCU, water intrusion, headliner replacement, seat bucket. Model...

Question on road-tripping a Bolt in winter (I'm a Leaf owner but considering buying a bolt to take trips without gas). I take a few annual trips during winter... say, about 500 miles each way (3 DCFC sessions) at about 20F ambient (-7C). I've read that the Bolt is slow to DCFC when cold. But...

With the Model 3 selling so well, any guesses what will become of them all when the warranty expires? Asking because I looked at a very nice 2013 S 85 130k miles, $28k. Lots of fun to drive, excellent condition. But most of my "Tesla-enabled friends" said "run away!" (actually they all...