Recent content by mikesri

Hi Peter, Yeah I suspect that ambient temp is the biggest factor in determining accelerated battery degredation under normal usage. There have been many days in which I just get into the car turn it on to go home from work and the battery temp gauge already indicates 7 bars without any charging...

Additional info: Manufacture Date: 8/11 VIN #: 8857

Thanks. From the start I figured it was best to try to treat the battery gently using L1, and because of our housing situation, it seemed like a good choice at the time. But alas, mileage and ambient temp seem to be the key ingredients here.

Hi everyone. We've been following this thread for a while wondering when the dreaded lost bar will strike... About 3 to 4 weeks ago I noticed that the SOC indication was only achieving 9 of 10 bars for an 80% target. Finally two weeks ago we lost our first capacity bar. We're really...

Copied from the lost 1 bar thread... Hi everyone. We've been following this thread for a while wondering when the dreaded lost bar will strike... About 3 to 4 weeks ago I noticed that the SOC indication was only achieving 9 of 10 bars for an 80% target. Finally two weeks ago we lost our first...

Hi everyone. We've been following this thread for a while wondering when the dreaded lost bar will strike... About 3 to 4 weeks ago I noticed that the SOC indication was only achieving 9 of 10 bars for an 80% target. Finally two weeks ago we lost our first capacity bar. We're really...