roadster22
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- Aug 5, 2013
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Here's all my info; hopefully experienced Leaf owners will tell me if I would be a suitable member of the club!
My commute:
Morning: 18 miles/33 minutes (9 miles/24 minutes in stop-and-go; 9 miles/9 minutes at open highway speed)
Lunch: 10 miles/20 minutes (worst case)
Evening: 18 miles/45 minutes (10 miles/33 minutes stop-and-go; 8 miles/12 minutes @ 40 mph)
Total: 46 miles/1 hour 38 minutes; average 28 mph
Weekends: Maybe a few miles around town for errands. Definitely less than the M–F commute.
My locale:
Suburban Chicago area. Relatively flat terrain (my home and office differ in elevation by only 120 feet over 18 miles!)
Weather averages:
January 31 high / 16 low
February 36 high / 20 low
March 47 high / 29 low
April 59 high / 39 low
May 70 high / 48 low
June 80 high / 58 low
July 84 high / 64 low
August 82 high / 63 low
September 75 high / 54 low
October 62 high / 43 low
November 48 high / 32 low
December 35 high / 21 low
I have a old, uninsulated detached garage that would provide limited shelter for the vehicle. The garage has existing 100V/20 circuits that would support the trickle charger. My electrical panel is near capacity and the garage is fed by a buried underground cable, so adding a 220V/30A circuit to the garage would likely require a new panel and some trenching, which is probably a deal breaker.
I do have some CharePoint stations in town and near my employer. I work at a corporate office park and there are a few EVs here; I've seen a Tesla and a Leaf. It might be an option to ask the complex to install some charging stations, but I have no idea if/when that might happen. I don't see any 110V outlet in the garage for trickle charging.
Questions:
- Can you use the trickle charger as the only charger?
- If so, would it have enough time to recover from my commute each night? (The car is parked from 6pm to 7:45 am daily.)
- How much of a hit would the battery take in the winter?
My overall sense is that I am right on the edge. If I could charge at home and/or at work, or if the weather were a bit warmer, I'd be okay. But I think perhaps I'm pushing things just too far for comfort.
Thanks in advance for your experienced opinions!!
My commute:
Morning: 18 miles/33 minutes (9 miles/24 minutes in stop-and-go; 9 miles/9 minutes at open highway speed)
Lunch: 10 miles/20 minutes (worst case)
Evening: 18 miles/45 minutes (10 miles/33 minutes stop-and-go; 8 miles/12 minutes @ 40 mph)
Total: 46 miles/1 hour 38 minutes; average 28 mph
Weekends: Maybe a few miles around town for errands. Definitely less than the M–F commute.
My locale:
Suburban Chicago area. Relatively flat terrain (my home and office differ in elevation by only 120 feet over 18 miles!)
Weather averages:
January 31 high / 16 low
February 36 high / 20 low
March 47 high / 29 low
April 59 high / 39 low
May 70 high / 48 low
June 80 high / 58 low
July 84 high / 64 low
August 82 high / 63 low
September 75 high / 54 low
October 62 high / 43 low
November 48 high / 32 low
December 35 high / 21 low
I have a old, uninsulated detached garage that would provide limited shelter for the vehicle. The garage has existing 100V/20 circuits that would support the trickle charger. My electrical panel is near capacity and the garage is fed by a buried underground cable, so adding a 220V/30A circuit to the garage would likely require a new panel and some trenching, which is probably a deal breaker.
I do have some CharePoint stations in town and near my employer. I work at a corporate office park and there are a few EVs here; I've seen a Tesla and a Leaf. It might be an option to ask the complex to install some charging stations, but I have no idea if/when that might happen. I don't see any 110V outlet in the garage for trickle charging.
Questions:
- Can you use the trickle charger as the only charger?
- If so, would it have enough time to recover from my commute each night? (The car is parked from 6pm to 7:45 am daily.)
- How much of a hit would the battery take in the winter?
My overall sense is that I am right on the edge. If I could charge at home and/or at work, or if the weather were a bit warmer, I'd be okay. But I think perhaps I'm pushing things just too far for comfort.
Thanks in advance for your experienced opinions!!