Hey there. I'm in Seattle and bought my '13 SL as a CPO in July '15. ~24K with 12/12 at the moment. I have a charging/battery health related question:
I use my Leaf almost exclusively for commuting and have a very predictable daily 48 mile highway round trip. The car's guess-o-meter registers it as ~60 miles, so I'm down to an indicated ~30% when I return. Not enough for much else, so I charge to 100% each night on a Siemens Level 2 in my garage. No charging resources at work. The car gets the weekends off.
Question is: is this repeating pattern best for the battery, or should I change things up a bit? Should I be charging to less than 100% at the risk of leaving less margin on the return trip? Should I use the Level 1 overnight instead? There's usually time. I'm working on getting a Level 2 at work, so I have the option of charging in smaller chunks, but I'm not sure if this has any benefits other than driving around with more juice.
Cheers.
I use my Leaf almost exclusively for commuting and have a very predictable daily 48 mile highway round trip. The car's guess-o-meter registers it as ~60 miles, so I'm down to an indicated ~30% when I return. Not enough for much else, so I charge to 100% each night on a Siemens Level 2 in my garage. No charging resources at work. The car gets the weekends off.
Question is: is this repeating pattern best for the battery, or should I change things up a bit? Should I be charging to less than 100% at the risk of leaving less margin on the return trip? Should I use the Level 1 overnight instead? There's usually time. I'm working on getting a Level 2 at work, so I have the option of charging in smaller chunks, but I'm not sure if this has any benefits other than driving around with more juice.
Cheers.