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Malm reported that Nissan drivers in Portugal are evidence for option 1. They experienced about 20% battery degradation, they use 20% less energy to recharge the pack as when it was new. They lost 1 bar and about 20% of range. It's important to note that both Mitsubishi and Nissan have the same...

I have the same question these days, Barry. There are two options: Option 1: Battery is like a container that is shrinking in time. With less capacity it requires proportionally less energy to be charged to its reduced capacity and reduced range of course. Option 2: Battery is degraded in...

I share your opinion, Don. In my small country (like many others) we have organized the plug sharing network. Wherever it was necessary, we found friendly people, inns, tourist spots, where we can always charge. Also the majority of EV-drivers has of course offered their sockets. So far we do...

The owner I know solved this problem by overnight charging at the nearest neighbor who was willing to allow charging. He paid him double the price of energy consumed. Thus, they are both satisfied.

Is this the correct link, JoeS?

I guess I'll need to speak to both "teachers" again or even confront them to find the truth about reliable signs of degradation... (confused.jpg)

That's it! All my radars are on!

Sure they wouldn't, same here :twisted: I believe I made a big mistake believing (and claiming) that the capacity of the battery can be determined by measuring electricity used to full recharge. Sorry for that :oops: That's not a reliable method. Even when the battery degrades, recharging...

Malm, don't you think you should visit your dealer and explain your observations? Maybe there is wrong something else not just expected degradation?

I can not say why and how this happens, it is true, however, that the cells voltage equalize after pluging in, although they were at the end of driving in a fairly wide range. Could be, there is no BMS low balancing and this phenomenon could be attributed to the charging characteristics of...

The linked products are just wallboxes without any "smart" function. EDIT: I found some advanced functions. Digging deeper...

It's not the matter of metering or monitoring, but automatic adjustment of charging power according to the home electricity network capacity. For example, if when charging I turn on any major consumer (e.g. induction cooker), the charger automatically reduces the charging power. Furthermore you...

That's exactly what I mean. I like Etrel's charger because of many options it provides.

I'm looking for reliable and smart EVSE for home charging. So far I like most Etrel home charger, which seems to be quite adaptable to different charging scenarios. It's just on the border of acceptable prices. Comments on this EVSE or any suggestion? Could I get more for the money somewhere else?

That's correct. All cells join at almost same voltage values first (5-15 mV difference) and then during charging process they stay in close range. I'll take screenshots next time. I even believe, when the car is just stopped for some time, the pack self-balance all cells, although not...

7. A local resident having no option to charge home

Maybe you'd find something here.

You see JoeS, from 4% -100% SOC battery recieves less then 13kWh of electricity (about 80% of total 16kWh). That means BMS prevents to discharge the pack too deep even when car stops. It's still in the safe zone, if: - you charge the battery immediately after full discharge (no additional...

I wish scandinavian mentality could somehow infect the consciousness of the average Slovenian, who still sees only weakenesses in each new arriving technology and therefore does not decide to change habits. Slovenia is perfect for massive EV penetration. It's small, has healthy electricity grid...

One more observation. When the SOC approaches 0, the difference between the cell voltage drastically increases. At 20% SOC difference varies 5 to 30 mV At 10% SOC ... 0.1V At 4% SOC (car stops) difference is already above 0.2 V Cell #47 droped to dangerous low 2,86V Evidently going to very...