twentysixteen
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I got a new 2016 Leaf S-30 from a dealer about 3 weeks ago.
It seems like a lot of the common internet wisdom is based on older Leafs, such as the ones with an 80% charge option. I have read that most of the things impacting battery life are heat, depth of discharge (that is, bringing it all the way down to less than 20%), and leaving it sitting fully charged (really this seems to be for multiple days?).
Does it matter if I plug it in every night and trickle charge it back up to 100%?
I have the charge timer set for my normal departure from work so it doesn't sit at 100% for very long. But my normal commute is only about 14 miles round trip, which uses only around 10% of my battery (I used the heat today and it used 16%). I typically plug it in to the trickle charger when I get home, and it starts trickling a few hours later. (That last 10% takes ~8 hours to charge).
I feel like if I don't plug it in every day I am likely to forget the one day when I actually need extra range. So I would prefer to leave it... but if it's going to be bad for it I'll have to reconsider.
Thoughts?
It seems like a lot of the common internet wisdom is based on older Leafs, such as the ones with an 80% charge option. I have read that most of the things impacting battery life are heat, depth of discharge (that is, bringing it all the way down to less than 20%), and leaving it sitting fully charged (really this seems to be for multiple days?).
Does it matter if I plug it in every night and trickle charge it back up to 100%?
I have the charge timer set for my normal departure from work so it doesn't sit at 100% for very long. But my normal commute is only about 14 miles round trip, which uses only around 10% of my battery (I used the heat today and it used 16%). I typically plug it in to the trickle charger when I get home, and it starts trickling a few hours later. (That last 10% takes ~8 hours to charge).
I feel like if I don't plug it in every day I am likely to forget the one day when I actually need extra range. So I would prefer to leave it... but if it's going to be bad for it I'll have to reconsider.
Thoughts?