I've had similar experiences with my Bolt. I only charge using Hilltop Reserve which leaves about an 1/8 of the pack uncharged. I've gotten down to where there is less than a 100 miles remaining on a number of occasions. I don't worry about it. I plan my charges to start immediately or set it to be done by 7 AM.
I've taken a few trips where we were over the max range. First one was a bit daunting as it was an unknown but the first recharge on a Level 3 popped that bubble of fear. I knew that I was going to need 20 kwhr to make it home and an hour later, I reached that point except I added 10 kwhrs more. I knew that this was going to take time so I brought along a book I wanted to read. It worked out well and I made it home with charge to spare and read a number of chapters. Plugshare is your friend as it showed there were numerous Level 2 and 3 chargers along the way. If want to go to the mountains or the beach, we figure the distance, and if over the max range, we plan to spend an hour recharging. When we arrive, I pull out the Level 1 charging cord and plug in. Most places have outside 120v plugs but we ask if renting a place. A number of motels are starting to put in Level 2 chargers for overnight charging. Every time I go to Costco, I see long lines at the pumps. I don't miss it one bit as it takes me 20 seconds to set the type of recharge I want (e.g., 8 amps, 12 amps, immediate, or by a certain time) and plug her in. It takes about that length of time to get out of the car, find the Costco and a Credit card, swipe them, and put them back in my wallet. Then you have to open the gas port, remove the nozzle and insert it into the port and select the grade you want. Then you have to wait for the tank to fill. I really love driving my Bolt. Lots of great features with a very quiet ride. On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 3:49 AM paul dove via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > I think that is true initially. > But if you can get them to take the first bite they adapt very quickly. > We bought a Model three for my wife to drive. She had range anxiety so we > got the big battery with advertised 310 miles of range.We bought it several > months ago. When we first got it she would charge it every night. Last > night she said to me.... i haven't charged the car for two weeks and I > still have 80 miles range. Of course she never charged past 80% because > they recommend that. Just saying that once you learn your routine and the > limitations of the vehicle it becomes second nature and you quit worrying > about it. It's getting someone to take the leap into the unknown that is > difficult. She is wondering if she should have gotten the smaller battery > and saved some money. > > > On Friday, December 14, 2018, 8:08:43 AM CST, Collin Kidder via EV < > ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 7:43 PM Lee Hart via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > > > > If fast charging is so vital, how come the market isn't flooded with > > fast chargers for cellphones, laptops, power tools, and all our other > > battery-operated toys? > > ?!?!?!?! Umm.... IT IS. The market most certainly is packed full with > fast chargers for cellphones. They all advertise how their new 9v wall > wart and cable will charge your phone up like 80% in 45 minutes or > some such thing. Companies like Samsung have specifically built fast > charging into their premium phones. Likewise on power tools. As you > might expect, people doing construction burn through batteries on > portable tools. So, those chargers tend to be quite fast also - they > even have thermal management but only in the form of "we won't charge > this battery until it's not hot anymore." Laptops don't tend to have > super fast chargers because you can usually use them plugged in anyway > so the battery ends up being more like a built-in UPS. > > So, yeah, fast charging most certainly exists where there is a use > case for it. I can see the draw of fast charging for electric cars > too. It's true that 90% of the time you don't need it and can charge > slowly at home. But, as EVs become more prevalent there will be cases > where people have nothing else. In that case if you have to drive 700 > miles somewhere then you need some fast chargers. I think the biggest > draw for fast chargers are that they fill the gap we currently have > where you can recharge quickly with gasoline (only maybe 4 minutes) > but you can't do that in an EV. So, people are used to filling up > quickly and want to retain that. This is mostly psychological but you > can't discount that. Psychological issues are very real and saying > "just charge at home" doesn't cut it. People aren't looking for your > alternatives, they're looking for ways to do what they want to do. > There are many people who won't get an EV until they feel like they > can charge it back up anywhere and quickly. 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