We have a 2018 Nissan Leaf with a 40kWh battery. So far so good. Yesterday it was down to about 20% capacity, and I charged it up to 100%. I got a new Level 2 charge cable that shows me power usage, status, etc. also allows me to select from 2amps to 32 amps, and a few stops inbetween- it's hooked to a 40amp breaker so I went for full send, the highest I saw on the readout was 29 amps. During the last hour of the charge the amp consumption tapered down, here it is towards the start of the decline. Here's the cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HGTWSK9?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
Took about an hour for the amps to drop to 0, then the charge was complete. Also I noticed the temperature got up to 47 C at one point, started at 11 C. All just interesting data really, here's the end screen:
I like how the math on the battery kinda adds up here.. with the presumption that if it were to be completely dead, and also have 100% of its life, that it would take 40kWh of power to charge it completely. Yesterday it took 29.2kWh for 80%... close enough.
Also yesterday, the solar system produced 31.5kWh of power.
Hardly a "free tank of gas," given the investment I make to the infastructure here... but hey maybe in a few years it'll start to feel that way. I am curious how you other EV guys juice up your rides- do you do it at night, and at low amps, or do it in the day at higher amps, etc., and if there's a difference there? Also I have overheard a few of you say you don't go to 100%? And dumb question but just want to affirm my power consumption would be the same, if I were to drop the amperage of the charger, it would just take longer correct? So only reason to maybe drop it would be if I didn't need the car for 12 hours instead of 5, and electricity was going to be cheaper later?
Took about an hour for the amps to drop to 0, then the charge was complete. Also I noticed the temperature got up to 47 C at one point, started at 11 C. All just interesting data really, here's the end screen:
I like how the math on the battery kinda adds up here.. with the presumption that if it were to be completely dead, and also have 100% of its life, that it would take 40kWh of power to charge it completely. Yesterday it took 29.2kWh for 80%... close enough.
Also yesterday, the solar system produced 31.5kWh of power.
Hardly a "free tank of gas," given the investment I make to the infastructure here... but hey maybe in a few years it'll start to feel that way. I am curious how you other EV guys juice up your rides- do you do it at night, and at low amps, or do it in the day at higher amps, etc., and if there's a difference there? Also I have overheard a few of you say you don't go to 100%? And dumb question but just want to affirm my power consumption would be the same, if I were to drop the amperage of the charger, it would just take longer correct? So only reason to maybe drop it would be if I didn't need the car for 12 hours instead of 5, and electricity was going to be cheaper later?