THAT's IT in a nutshell! Thanks Cor, well said! (printed, on wall) Best regards, Mark
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 12:25:08 -0700 From: Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Best charge rate for longevity Message-ID: <a73bc4b8b3218642a56a2c9eb01b44e002aed...@exchange.corp.proxim.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" What I see is that Leaf reports 80% real Soc as 80% (end of my default charging) and 100% charging is in reality around 90% SOC according to LeafSpy (it varies a bit where LeafSpy reports it, apparently charging speed and temperature play factors also) Then at the low end, the Leaf cutoff is somewhere between 10-15% real SoC which is already after the lowest bar has been blinking and the Turtle has come one, reducing motor output to make you go charge *now* as well as protect the battery, while still allowing you to exit the road safely. I have never taken it below the last bar blinking and 6 mile range estimate which is about 20% real SoC. So, I say that charging to 80% with the Leaf has merit in reduced deterioration. Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info http://www.proxim.com _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)