80% Charge only 9 bars?DesertDenizen said:My Leaf at 80% charge used to show 10 SOC bars and 83% charge. Now it shows 9 SOC bars and 75% charge, so I am expecting to lose a capacity bar anytime now.dsh said:Question: I have the vehicle set to charge only upto 80%. After the car has completed charging, when checking the LEAF website, It only lists a 75% charge. Is this due to the decreased capacity?
There is nothing in the warranty that says charging to 100% will void it. The only thing that one can do to void their warranty is to keep their LEAF for 24 hours at temperatures of 120F+. Luckily, that is just about physically impossible in all of the US unless you happen to park in an oven (which might be possible in the right insulated, solar heated box in Phoenix).tokenride said:So umm.. from what I gather on the warranty we're all pretty much screwed in terms of warranty because of the exclusion of being able to charge to 100%. And thats why were all left holding our shifters in the cold..
Charging to 100% and letting it sit at high SOC for long periods of time will increase the rate of capacity loss. But since gradual capacity loss is explicitly excluded under the warranty, I simply would not worry about it for a lease unless you really want to make sure you keep as much range as possible for the duration of your lease.