scottf200
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Does the LEAF have a scheduler with sort time increments (ie. 15 minutes). Below is a thought I had on the Volt and thought it was applicable to the LEAF as well. If not let me know and I'll delete this thread:
We know even if plugged in that the 12v battery is only charged when the main 360v battery is also actively being charged. Given that ...
Re: Scheduling method to keep your 12v battery charged while on long trip
* The Volt charging scheduler does 15 minute increments (I just hopped in the Volt to see the incr units. I assume the MyVolt.COM is the same)
* You can charge "off_peak" OR "mid_peak"+"off_peak" as a combo. These are just esoteric names assigned to some hours.
* It has a weekday and a weekend scheduling component.
What if you used this combination to have normal (non-vaca) charging to be "mid_peak".
What if while down_south or on a long_vaca that you set to "off_peak" charging only. And you set the weekend only "off_peak" as an example to do ONE 15 minute charge. This would keep the 12v battery battery topped off. Plug into the 120v charger on the lower 8amp setting even if you have a 240v charger. Run the Volt down to say 5 EV miles or whatever before you leave.
"Automated" food for thought. Hope that makes somewhat sense. A little hard to explain and I'm not that good at it <grin>!
I vote they build in a "vacation charging" schedule so it just wakes up for a couple minutes a day or every 3rd day.