A little background:
I recently got my M3 Dual Motor Performance for commuting and errand purposes.
I have about a 12 mile commute (each way) 5 days per week = 120mi/week or 480mi/month or 5760 mi/year. I typically don't drive my M3 on the weekends. That being said, my commute is up and over a pretty sizable toll road/pass and that 12 mile (each way) really consumes around 17-20 miles of juice when it's all said and done... not to mention that I drive would could be considered as 'spiritedly' @ 80-85mph on the toll road.
I'm in the process of selling my home, so I haven't bothered with installing a NEMA/L2 charger in my garage simply because I think it will be a waste of money. I have been charging (when needed) but typically won't get through that full charge in a weeks time. I have been 'topping off' with my normal 110v, trickle charging a few days during the week, OR I'll leave it plugged in from Friday afternoon all the way through Sunday afternoon to obtain a full charge for the following week. Right now, I'm getting 5 miles of charge / hour with my 110v outlet.
My question is - am I degrading the battery by solely using my 110v outlet? Is 'topping off' the battery not a good thing? The reason I ask is that I have my charge rate set to 100% and I keep getting a message about how this is not good for the battery. If I am to continue with my trickle charging for the time being, would anybody have a recommendation as to what would be the best method? Should top off at night, or simply wait until the end of the week and do a full 48 hour trickle-charge @ the 5 mile/hour rate to preserve my pack?
Any insight would be helpful. Thanks!
I recently got my M3 Dual Motor Performance for commuting and errand purposes.
I have about a 12 mile commute (each way) 5 days per week = 120mi/week or 480mi/month or 5760 mi/year. I typically don't drive my M3 on the weekends. That being said, my commute is up and over a pretty sizable toll road/pass and that 12 mile (each way) really consumes around 17-20 miles of juice when it's all said and done... not to mention that I drive would could be considered as 'spiritedly' @ 80-85mph on the toll road.
I'm in the process of selling my home, so I haven't bothered with installing a NEMA/L2 charger in my garage simply because I think it will be a waste of money. I have been charging (when needed) but typically won't get through that full charge in a weeks time. I have been 'topping off' with my normal 110v, trickle charging a few days during the week, OR I'll leave it plugged in from Friday afternoon all the way through Sunday afternoon to obtain a full charge for the following week. Right now, I'm getting 5 miles of charge / hour with my 110v outlet.
My question is - am I degrading the battery by solely using my 110v outlet? Is 'topping off' the battery not a good thing? The reason I ask is that I have my charge rate set to 100% and I keep getting a message about how this is not good for the battery. If I am to continue with my trickle charging for the time being, would anybody have a recommendation as to what would be the best method? Should top off at night, or simply wait until the end of the week and do a full 48 hour trickle-charge @ the 5 mile/hour rate to preserve my pack?
Any insight would be helpful. Thanks!