TNVOLSLeaf said:
The temp was at 6 bars after the 1st quick charge (80%). I arrived at my 2nd stop with only 9 miles remaining but I could not initially get the quick charger to work and hooked to a level 2 charger at that location. After a couple of hours, the manager of the facility reset the breakers and I finished charging with the quick charger but took it to 100%. I can't say for certain when the temperature increased but at my next to last stop it was at 7. I arrived at my last stop with 14 miles and again quick charged to 100%. It was while driving this final leg home that I noticed the 9 bar. Very tired from a long day so I wasn't paying the best attention. I was near the house when I did notice and took the photograph.
I am very grateful to the Cracker Barrel chain for providing Level 3 quick chargers spaced nicely between Nashville and Knoxville. It made this trip possible and especially since the level 3 quick chargers are free.
9 temp bars is a lot. The most I've seen so far in 12,000 miles was 8 bars but that was on a very hot 103F day after spirited driving and DCFC to 80%.
I did one trip Chattanooga to Knoxville with 3 DCFC going, and 4 coming back home, but there was about a 4 hour delay before the return home trip.
The 7th DCFC of the day, the temp hit 7 bars near the end of the 80% DCFC.
I agree that the Cracker Barrel DCFC stations are great, since Blink appears to have gotten them working fairly reliably.
The problem is that the eVProject was listening to the "so called 100 mile range capability" of the LEAF, and has them too far apart.
In going from Athens to Farragut on an 80% DCFC at 70 mph, in a 12,000 mile LEAF that has around 11% battery degradation according to Stoaty's degradation model, I had to turn off the heat for 2/3 of the drive and slow down to 65 mph, and just barely made it to Farragut with 2 miles on the DTE.
As several people in Nashville mentioned about a year back, it is probably more effective DCFC and better for the battery to stay under 60 mph.
But that is awfully slow compared to most other drivers on the interstate in TN.
What average speed did you achieve Nashville to Pigeon Forge?
I achieve 38 mph overall from Ooltewah (northeast of Chattanooga) to downtown Knoxville.
It is difficult to achieve more than an overall 40 mph speed for travel beyond 70 miles in the LEAF using DCFC.