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kentklineman

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So, on the S model, the charging timer is not on the touchscreen, because there isn't one...it's in that little set of four buttons on the left side of dash--how do I set a charging end time if I am trickle charging? Please be specific with the steps...and does Nissan Connect allow me to view battery charge remotely on smartphone? Or, leafspy?
 
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Scroll through the screens using these two buttons, I figured it out in five minutes, but I still overshoot and it is a pain. Once set I just leave it on that setting everyday
 
I'm gonna try it. Regrettably, I'll have to keep re-setting it every couple of days...but I'm just trying to set the end time, not the start time. Thanks for your reply
 
On the S's you can only set the end time and then the car takes it's best guess as to when to start. To be fair it has never overshot (still charging when it gets to that time), often it is done before the end time you set, usually the lower the battery the further ahead of the time you set it will be done. As a guess if I am at 50% and charge to 100% it will usually get done about 30 minutes before the end time, if it is at 10% it will be done charging about an hour before the end time. I change my end time a lot as well, I wish it had at least a weekday and weekend or an A and B time or something, but I make it work.
 
If you are not in a rush, the best "timer" for a Leaf is to use the L1 charger with a mechanical timer overnight. You will never have to worry about it again. Or L2 is a plug in, and set your kitchen timer for an hour or two...
 
I've had my 2014 S for about 3 weeks now. Great car, love it. But after owning it for a while, I must admit that the S model's lack of a "charge to 80%" option is a serious limitation. That should be right on the dashboard menu next to charge timer. It's a software fix, Nissan should absolutely give us the opportunity to get the dealer to install that option. I'd pay for that, it would save batteries and lots of grief. Noobs like us can't appreciate how useful and necessary that is when first buying a car. The whole set timer delay game requires you to specify a finish time in order to let the car decide when to start charging, is not intuitive, causes confusion and introduces all sorts of possibilities for user error. End of rant, I still love my Leaf.
 
powersurge said:
If you are not in a rush, the best "timer" for a Leaf is to use the L1 charger with a mechanical timer overnight. You will never have to worry about it again. Or L2 is a plug in, and set your kitchen timer for an hour or two...

Better make sure your mechanical timer is heavy duty and rated for 13-15 amps. Not all are, and that's some serious current flowing through the contacts.
 
erco said:
powersurge said:
If you are not in a rush, the best "timer" for a Leaf is to use the L1 charger with a mechanical timer overnight. You will never have to worry about it again. Or L2 is a plug in, and set your kitchen timer for an hour or two...

Better make sure your mechanical timer is heavy duty and rated for 13-15 amps. Not all are, and that's some serious current flowing through the contacts.

Even if the contacts are rated for the current (13-15 amperes for L1 or 30 amperes for L2), the switching duty of opening and closing that current level repeatedly may cause early failure. The other concern with an external timer is that it looks like a power failure to the EVSE and the onboard charger in the car so the current is suddenly interrupted instead of the onboard charger ramping the current down. The EVSE and the onboard charger are probably designed to protect themselves from switching surges, but frequent switching may be detrimental.
 
If I had an S and felt I needed a timer for charging it, I'd purchase an EVSE that already has a timer. Having said that, this mechanical timer is UL listed and rated for 1800W output:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NVLWMI/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c_x_1_w

Not recommending using one, but for those that insist it would be a very good idea to buy one that can handle the current load.
 
The 2014's eliminated the "charge to 80%" option to leverage an EPA loophole to advertise more range without any actual range increase. So they fooled people and shortened battery life. A lose/lose for consumers.

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1089545_2014-nissan-leaf-electric-car-84-mile-range-aroundview-standard
 
Since a Tesla defaults to charging only to 90%, I wonder why they aren't affected by this? (and they let you set the % to be between 60-100%)
 
Tesla doesn't seem to be worried about EPA mileage estimates, and the range of their cars is high enough it doesn't really matter. When the range of the car is less than 100 miles, an 11 mile difference can have quite an impact in the mind of the consumer. Nissan could have got creative and found a way to put it back in that wouldn't affect EPA estimates, but they don't seem to think it is important enough to spend the time and money on.
 
alozzy said:
Actually, this looks like an ideal solution:

https://emotorwerks.com/products/charging-stations/juiceplug

I certainly am not planning to spend $200+ for a timer.

I used a mechanical timer on L1 for over 6 months without a hitch... It works, and works well.
 
@powersurge the suggestion was for the OP, not you. I wouldn't pay $200 for it either, but it's more than a timer. Did you even look at the product page? Sheesh, chill out.

The OP wants to "view battery charge remotely on smartphone" and to "set a charging end time". This product will do that for him, which is why I suggested it.

I also suggested a mechanical timer: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=24842&hilit=timer#p511634

So, what's your beef?
 
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