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How do I set my to charge at 80% rather than 100% when I plug in at home (120VAC)
garygid said:If you set the Timer's Start and End times the same (End is always
LATER than the Start, so this "same" End time would be the next day),
then charging will start whenever you plug in.
Setting the Timer to 80% achieves charging to 80% anytime.
If you want, occasionally, to charge to 100%, just press the
Timer Override button before you plug in.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but remote start charging from Carwings is equivalent to start charging with the Override timer button. Your car will charge to 100%.mazdaboi said:+1 Thats what I do, or manually start the charger from the LEAF LINK app
One tiny clarification: you can press the timer override button while plugged-in and it also will work fine. To stop override charging (say, before you get to a full 100%, as some of us routinely do because we want more than 80% but not 100% since it means no regen braking) just unplug and replug the car. That will allow it to revert to whatever timer is currently set, including the climate control timers for preheating.garygid said:If you set the Timer's Start and End times the same (End is always
LATER than the Start, so this "same" End time would be the next day),
then charging will start whenever you plug in.
Setting the Timer to 80% achieves charging to 80% anytime.
If you want, occasionally, to charge to 100%, just press the
Timer Override button before you plug in.
willk55 said:My wife is going away this weekend. She is going to my in laws on Friday where she will leave the Leaf. She will go to the airport in her sisters car and come back Sunday. I am hoping there is a way to leave the Leaf plugged in without charging until early Sunday when I will use Carwings to start the charge. I will just need to get a few hours charging to get her home.
Perhaps the most useful way to answer that would be to say that 240v at 16A charges about 3 times as fast as 120v at 12A. You could also get the slightly cheaper 12A EVSEupgrade. I haven't see numbers posted for that, but theoretically it should be about 2.2 times as fast as 120v at 12A. My personal experience (based on gut feel only) is that it is more like 2.5 times as fast as 120v at 12A.willk55 said:I need a 90% charge to safely make it to work. I have been successful using just 120V overnight but just barely. I now have a 240V outlet in the garage. I'm debating whether to get the EVSE Upgrade. Ideally I would like to get a 90% charge that shuts off at least 1 hr before I leave. Is there a standard charging rate per hour for 120V and 240V?
If you have a 240V outlet, EVSE Upgrade would be the least expensive and quite reliable way to charge your car. (That assumes that you don't need to take the EVSE with you every day, in which case it would be more practical to have a second EVSE for home plus the portable one in the car.)willk55 said:I need a 90% charge to safely make it to work. I have been successful using just 120V overnight but just barely. I now have a 240V outlet in the garage. I'm debating whether to get the EVSE Upgrade. Ideally I would like to get a 90% charge that shuts off at least 1 hr before I leave. Is there a standard charging rate per hour for 120V and 240V?
Not sure where you are located, but if you aren't in a very high heat location (and perhaps even if you are), charging to 90% will gain you very little battery life vs. 100% if you start driving soon after charging completes. If I were you, I'd probably set an end-only timer to complete 1/2 hour after you normally leave. The end-only timer generally starts 1/2 - 1.5 hours too early (though it seems to start even earlier for some people). If, by chance, you miss 1/2 hour of charging, you'll get your 90%.willk55 said:I need a 90% charge to safely make it to work. I have been successful using just 120V overnight but just barely. I now have a 240V outlet in the garage. I'm debating whether to get the EVSE Upgrade. Ideally I would like to get a 90% charge that shuts off at least 1 hr before I leave. Is there a standard charging rate per hour for 120V and 240V?
garygid said:If you set the Timer's Start and End times the same (End is always
LATER than the Start, so this "same" End time would be the next day),
then charging will start whenever you plug in.
Setting the Timer to 80% achieves charging to 80% anytime.
If you want, occasionally, to charge to 100%, just press the
Timer Override button before you plug in.
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