baumgrenze
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I searched the terms in the 'subject' above and did not find much. If I opened a 'forbidden' thread, mods please move it to an appropriate thread.
I am retired. I no longer commute. Most of the time I cannot predict when or how far I will drive on any given day. Most of my driving is 1-5 miles, one-way. My community owned utility charges top dollar for electricity usage above 600 kWh/month and offers no off-peak charging advantages. It will be a while until they adopt 'smart meters' because 'community consensus' is not easily reached. I am trying to understand the best strategy for charging my Leaf. I took delivery in early December. I have had meter issues with my EVSE Project Blink charger. It was finally replaced early this week. In 2 months I've seen 2 sets of data for a single charge posted on the Blink. Today the install of new firmware wiped out data on a third, ~3 hour long charge.
My reading of the posts I've found thus far led me to this strategy:
1) Set the timer on and the start and stop times to the same time of day.
2) Set the maximum charge to 80%.
3) Watch the dash and plug in the car when the predicted charge time exceeds 2.5 hours.
4) Use the 'override' button to force an immediate charge.
I am not certain I really understand what is meant by 'charging cycles' and their impact on battery pack lifetime. We have accumulated 875 miles since late on 12/7/11. Experience suggests that I need to charge 5-6 times a week based on these 'rules.'
Are there other factors I need to consider? I live in Palo Alto. CA. where winter is chilly but seldom far below freezing, July is marginally warmer (see Mark Twain about summer in San Francisco) and September is sometimes hot enough to wish for central AC for a few days before an onshore flow brings in the fog and things cool off. My garage is shop/storage space and has not been used for car storage since 1980. Do I need to supply any other parameters?
I am retired. I no longer commute. Most of the time I cannot predict when or how far I will drive on any given day. Most of my driving is 1-5 miles, one-way. My community owned utility charges top dollar for electricity usage above 600 kWh/month and offers no off-peak charging advantages. It will be a while until they adopt 'smart meters' because 'community consensus' is not easily reached. I am trying to understand the best strategy for charging my Leaf. I took delivery in early December. I have had meter issues with my EVSE Project Blink charger. It was finally replaced early this week. In 2 months I've seen 2 sets of data for a single charge posted on the Blink. Today the install of new firmware wiped out data on a third, ~3 hour long charge.
My reading of the posts I've found thus far led me to this strategy:
1) Set the timer on and the start and stop times to the same time of day.
2) Set the maximum charge to 80%.
3) Watch the dash and plug in the car when the predicted charge time exceeds 2.5 hours.
4) Use the 'override' button to force an immediate charge.
I am not certain I really understand what is meant by 'charging cycles' and their impact on battery pack lifetime. We have accumulated 875 miles since late on 12/7/11. Experience suggests that I need to charge 5-6 times a week based on these 'rules.'
Are there other factors I need to consider? I live in Palo Alto. CA. where winter is chilly but seldom far below freezing, July is marginally warmer (see Mark Twain about summer in San Francisco) and September is sometimes hot enough to wish for central AC for a few days before an onshore flow brings in the fog and things cool off. My garage is shop/storage space and has not been used for car storage since 1980. Do I need to supply any other parameters?