GaslessInSeattle
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My guess is that he got excited that he was "unlimited" knowing he could charge every 25 miles and ran the heat full blast on auto, was heavy on the pedal and cycled the battery deeply every time. From the QC-ing I've done, it really didn't seem like the temp changed much, but I have not gone one after another like this and the temp gauge doesn't tell you the details from one bar to the next, maybe it was heating up more than I thought.
It looks like you may actually have to drive conservatively, with minimal use of the climate control or greater reliance on heated seats/steering wheel to reduce the depth of cycling. wondering to if this was a 2012 or 2011. The batteries on the 2012's are supposedly insulated. Maybe skipping some of the charging stations would have been better.
Can't wait till we get us some CHAdeMO on the northern section of the green highway... eventually we'll probably be able to see where the speed/SOC/climate control sweet spot is for continuous driving.
I'm reminded that a friend who has gotten into electric toy helicopters read up on chat forums and found that the consensus was that it was very important for battery life (li-ion) to cool down the batteries before recharging them. apparently quite a few folks were toasting batteries by charging and flying for hours on end. My friend has two helicopters, flying one and cooling one off in the refrigirator prior to the next charge so he doesn't have to wait. Of course these batteries and chargers are much more primitive than the Leaf's BMS.
It looks like you may actually have to drive conservatively, with minimal use of the climate control or greater reliance on heated seats/steering wheel to reduce the depth of cycling. wondering to if this was a 2012 or 2011. The batteries on the 2012's are supposedly insulated. Maybe skipping some of the charging stations would have been better.
Can't wait till we get us some CHAdeMO on the northern section of the green highway... eventually we'll probably be able to see where the speed/SOC/climate control sweet spot is for continuous driving.
I'm reminded that a friend who has gotten into electric toy helicopters read up on chat forums and found that the consensus was that it was very important for battery life (li-ion) to cool down the batteries before recharging them. apparently quite a few folks were toasting batteries by charging and flying for hours on end. My friend has two helicopters, flying one and cooling one off in the refrigirator prior to the next charge so he doesn't have to wait. Of course these batteries and chargers are much more primitive than the Leaf's BMS.