lorenfb said:
LeftieBiker said:
Try to make it possible to let the pack cool off at night, and try to avoid charging it when the battery temp "gauge" is showing more than about 60%.
The best advance to give a new owner of the 40kWh Leaf.
Thanks!
I was wondering if I should do a small amount of charging each night, or longer charging every 4 nights or so.
Anyway, I got it home today - 92 miles straight through, starting at 94% SOC ending at 28% with a 4.1 miles / Wh (according to the car)
That was mostly driving about 70 mph and some elevation gain / loss
To answer some questions, my plan for the car is almost purely around town and for work, which totals a max of about 15-20 miles per day.
So burning it down to 20% then only back to 60% would be easy.
Side question: Maybe I'm dumb but I just installed leaf spy light a couple weeks ago, so shouldn't it be updated? It does look all strange on my phone, like its squished and the bottom is cut off. I vaguely remember when I installed it, it said something about my phone being not compatible which makes no sense. I have a Samsung 9+
I plugged it into 110 a bit ago and got a good laugh at the 1.4 Kw charging speed. I'm good with wiring so I can easily install a drier outlet, but I'm thinking if I have to do that, why not just install a real lvl 2 charger? But $400 I am not in a huge hurry to spend though
Last thing - I haven't gone through this whole thread yet, is there a guide for reporting the battery numbers? Morning? After charging or before? Interval?