Stephanie Hoeflin
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Thought I would pose the question here. Recently had my 2016 battery warranty work completed and ended up with a whopping 150 miles of range (160 under Eco mode)! Compared to 115 when new. So, was inspired to try a longer trip and see how it went. Traveled to Asheville, about 120 miles away, including a short trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway which involved a lot of climbing. Also found at least 3 broken chargers on the way...
Did some shopping around town, then hit a fast charger on the way home. Left it on up to 97%, started driving and realized the temperature gauge was fully in the red. So I looked for a place to pull over and give it a few minutes to cool off. I was by then impatient to get home, so a few minutes would get the gauge out of the red but wouldn't take long to climb back into it. Stopped a couple more times on the way home, even consulted the manual which only advised to "slow down". I was at that point in the Nantahala gorge where it was cool and moving only 35-40 mph but still staying in the red. Eventually just said the hell with it (the manual didn't indicate any extreme danger) and drove home.
Any experience or advice with this? Should I plan to let the car sit for a while after using a fast charger (seems to negate the point)? Was I in danger of blowing up the batteries? Or is it not a big deal?
Also, maybe not really the fast charger but just that I was driving most of the day, just stopping for an hour once, a half hour later, on a slightly warm day? Didn't notice the gauge until after the second charge of the day.
Thanks for any feedback!
Did some shopping around town, then hit a fast charger on the way home. Left it on up to 97%, started driving and realized the temperature gauge was fully in the red. So I looked for a place to pull over and give it a few minutes to cool off. I was by then impatient to get home, so a few minutes would get the gauge out of the red but wouldn't take long to climb back into it. Stopped a couple more times on the way home, even consulted the manual which only advised to "slow down". I was at that point in the Nantahala gorge where it was cool and moving only 35-40 mph but still staying in the red. Eventually just said the hell with it (the manual didn't indicate any extreme danger) and drove home.
Any experience or advice with this? Should I plan to let the car sit for a while after using a fast charger (seems to negate the point)? Was I in danger of blowing up the batteries? Or is it not a big deal?
Also, maybe not really the fast charger but just that I was driving most of the day, just stopping for an hour once, a half hour later, on a slightly warm day? Didn't notice the gauge until after the second charge of the day.
Thanks for any feedback!