On 11/23/22 00:08, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
We have two Leafs..The 2013 will charge to 80%. The newer 2016 does not have
the setting. Can it be added somehow? Lawrence Rhodes
Short answer: No.
Long Answer: 3 options
1. The only way to get similar effect (keeping the car below 80% SOC
most of the time using only the inbuilt features is to set up the
charging timer to charge your vehicle right before you leave. This only
works well if you have a regular departure time each day (e.g. for a
static work schedule). Then, when you plug in the car, it will not
charge until a few hours before your scheduled departure time, aiming to
reach 100% about 30 minutes before you depart. This means that the time
the battery sits at 100% is minimized. [If you are clever, you can lie
about your departure time and time things so that it is reaching 80%
about the time you actually leave...]
The downside is that your vehicle is not "ready to go" if you need to
leave for an unplanned trip before your regularly schedule departure
time, and if you want to charge any other time you have to remember to
disable the charging timer so that it will actually charge when you plug in.
So this can be made to work if you have a regular schedule, but it can
also be annoying.
2. You can "mimic" the "charge only to 80%" feature by using a Smart /
connected EVSE that has a charge limiter built in. For example, I have
a JuiceBox, and when I plug in my 2015 leaf, I use the phone app to set
the "plugged in percentage" and "stop percentage" (which I just leave at
80%) and it estimates the amount of power needed and will shut off
charging after that amount is used.
3. There is also a 3rd party add-on box you can install called Open
Vehicle Monitoring System (hardware device) that would allow you to set
a charge % limited and also do things like pre-heat in the winter
remotely, and has a lot of other logging features.... but it costs $260
https://www.openvehicles.com/
Jay
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