They drove from Charlotte, NC to Richmond and in a Leaf that’s using most of the battery! As we found out later he did have a failure that was fixed.
I have a Chevy Volt (plug-in hybrid). Basically an electric car with a engine backup. If I drive just 2 miles and plug in, it will charge back up to 100%.
Cool, I see my interpretation was incorrect. Not all battery charging systems are designed the same. As we know 100% charge is not 100% capacity of the pack. They control the max/min points to maximize pack life. I have packs that won’t charge if they are too hot (not cars however :))
or too little drawn from them as there is a specific charge curve they apply and there needs to be enough time/power to accomplish that or it won’t just “top them off”. I personally like the idea of being able to top them off when it makes sense to maximize range for whatever reason.
Yep, my electric “gas” gauge shows 0 to 100% but that’s not true. When new the low point may be 20% and the max is 80% of the full battery capacity. As time goes by, and the battery starts to age, the cars computer will start digging into those parameters to make it look the same. Only when the battery gets very old will you start to see the projected miles go down. My Volt is 7 years old and the numbers are the same as when I bought it new in Dec '16.
Yes, but there is at least one forum member who will not acknowledge that reality.
In addition to not allowing the charge level to reach 100% in order to extend the life of the batteries, that charging restriction is also done to allow regenerative braking–even when the batteries have reached their “full” charge.
I’m not familiar w/driving in that area. Just curious, how far in miles was the trip, each way?
About 140 miles from my home to my daughter’s home near Richmond.