Charging tips

[duanra]

Don’t Spend A Fortune Installing Charging For Your New Electric Car

 

[Threader]

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[hingisfan]

120v sucks.... You can get by with anything 220v tho.

 

[Zelfiris]

I didn't want to start a new thread so I would like to ask other's experience here.

I find myself charging every two days and I don't drive much - about 7 km one way (14 km round trip).

• SR+
• Charge to 90% overnight, set to complete in the morning so battery is warm
• Garage parked except during the day at work
• Sentry mode on (excluding home), so 10 hours/day
• Set to Chill Mode and Low Regen
• 18" X-ICE3 with Replika R241 (lighter than R187)
• Weather in Toronto has been mild, most days hovering around 0 degrees Celsius or just below it

I used to charge every 5 days during the warmer months on Aero wheels. Just find it a rather big drop for myself. Anyone having similar experience?

 

[5_+JqckQttqck]

I didn't want to start a new thread so I would like to ask other's experience here.

I find myself charging every two days and I don't drive much - about 7 km one way (14 km round trip).

• SR+
• Charge to 90% overnight, set to complete in the morning so battery is warm
• Garage parked except during the day at work
• Sentry mode on (excluding home), so 10 hours/day
• Set to Chill Mode and Low Regen
• 18" X-ICE3 with Replika R241 (lighter than R187)
• Weather in Toronto has been mild, most days hovering around 0 degrees Celsius or just below it

I used to charge every 5 days during the warmer months on Aero wheels. Just find it a rather big drop for myself. Anyone having similar experience?

Normal winter for battery power drive train. If you have 300km rated, it is realistically closer to 200km.

Resistive heating for the cabin and battery pack zaps your range. If you're solo commuting and want to maximize range. Lower the cabin temperatures to 16 to 18C (it will feel colder on a cold day/highway speeds) and have a blanket. This should bring you up to the 80%ish efficiency range. I don't think this is worth it unless you're OCD and want to maximize Wh/km. Be warm, comfortable, and enjoy the ride.

My commute is 120kms, during the summer I sometimes have 100%+ efficiency. Winter, its closer to 60% efficiency (21C cabin temp) and lower regen rates - thus more usage of the brakes. It only affects long road trips (more Supercharging and more often) or days where you're busy and running around town doing a lot of short trips. Charge to 90% and know where you can destination charge (if in an winter storm emergency, lower cabin temps to 16C and have a blanket ready).

You can expect your cost of electricity for the EV to double during the winter months. You're using more energy to heat the car/battery.

2018 Winter:

2019:

 

[Buggle]

Normal winter for battery power drive train. If you have 300km rated, it is realistically closer to 200km.

Resistive heating for the cabin and battery pack zaps your range. If you're solo commuting and want to maximize range. Lower the cabin temperatures to 16 to 18C (it will feel colder on a cold day/highway speeds) and have a blanket. This should bring you up to the 80%ish efficiency range. I don't think this is worth it unless you're OCD and want to maximize Wh/km. Be warm, comfortable, and enjoy the ride.

My commute is 120kms, during the summer I sometimes have 100%+ efficiency. Winter, its closer to 60% efficiency (21C cabin temp) and lower regen rates - thus more usage of the brakes. It only affects long road trips (more Supercharging and more often) or days where you're busy and running around town doing a lot of short trips. Charge to 90% and know where you can destination charge (if in an winter storm emergency, lower cabin temps to 16C and have a blanket ready).

You can expect your cost of electricity for the EV to double during the winter months. You're using more energy to heat the car/battery.

2018 Winter:
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2019:
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I sense an accountant...

 

[5_+JqckQttqck]

I sense an accountant...

Just a math and graphs nerd =P