Maximum Range Remaining

[Don]

I'd love to participate, but I am refraining from 100% charges

I'm charging mine fully every time. Is it actually '100%' or something less? Who knows? I've gotta believe that if a 90% charge was going to give you significantly better battery life, then the Mitsu engineers would have designed the charger to kick out at the 90% level, rather than continue on and 'overcharge' the battery, thereby shortening it's life

If they had intended you to be able to repeatedly charge only to 85 or 90 or 95% of capacity, then they would have given us a much easier way to program the car to do it

Anyway, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it

Don

 

[fjpod]

I'd love to participate, but I am refraining from 100% charges

I'm charging mine fully every time. Is it actually '100%' or something less? Who knows? I've gotta believe that if a 90% charge was going to give you significantly better battery life, then the Mitsu engineers would have designed the charger to kick out at the 90% level, rather than continue on and 'overcharge' the battery, thereby shortening it's life

If they had intended you to be able to repeatedly charge only to 85 or 90 or 95% of capacity, then they would have given us a much easier way to program the car to do it

Anyway, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it

Don

You're probably right.

Right now, if I am only planning on driving 25 miles per day, I am only charging it every other night, maybe every three...so, right there, I am extending battery life. Although I haven't done it yet, on days that I am planning on going into Manhattan, where my round trip is 40 miles, I will certainly give it a full charge.

I've heard the BMS on the Volt and the PiP do not fully charge their batteries. It would be good to hear from a Mitsubishi official about this.

 

[Wee John]

If they had intended you to be able to repeatedly charge only to 85 or 90 or 95% of capacity, then they would have given us a much easier way to program the car to do it

Don

That's how I see it also, after all they made it for us d**b end users.

Back to the thread-my RR is consistently between 49 and 54 miles after a full charge. I can only dream of 3 figure RRs.

 

[fjpod]

If they had intended you to be able to repeatedly charge only to 85 or 90 or 95% of capacity, then they would have given us a much easier way to program the car to do it

Don

That's how I see it also, after all they made it for us d**b end users.

Back to the thread-my RR is consistently between 49 and 54 miles after a full charge. I can only dream of 3 figure RRs.

do you have a lead foot?

 

[Wee John]

do you have a lead foot?

Aah! That's the problem, I drive with steel toe capped boots. :lol:

The problem is the i lends itself to driving for fun and I take it to the max almost everywhere. I decided today that I will drive more sedately for a week and see what the results are. Keep you all posted.

 

[fjpod]

With less than a week of driving experience, I haven't really done any full charges. but I have passed by the half tank mark a few times and when I do, it usually says 40 miles left...so if you assume that the battery depletes in a linear fashion, my range is an estimated 80 miles. I will be doing a full charge Monday or Tuesday.

 

[Wee John]

OK, I drove the 33 miles to work very sedately (between 62mph and 71mph) this morning and I had to stay late at work so I managed to get a full charge. My RR before I left work was 64 miles. I took it easy on the way home and I am expecting my RR in the morning to be in the low seventy's. Look out JoeS, I am nipping at yours heals!

http://www.driveimiev.com/uploads/3/2/8/9/3289940/newdoc_21.pdf

 

[Wee John]

I took it easy on the way home and I am expecting my RR in the morning to be in the low seventy's. Look out JoeS, I am nipping at yours heals!

Got in the car this morning with 73 miles RR

http://www.driveimiev.com/uploads/3/2/8/9/3289940/rr_2

 

[jennrod12]

You're catching up fast!

Jenn

 

[Wee John]

Back to my old ways again. At some point I will make the time to challenge this record.

http://www.driveimiev.com/uploads/3/2/8/9/3289940/rr_3.jpg

 

[fjpod]

I finally did a full charge last night, well almost. I had all 16 pips, but the charger was still going. The RR read 84 miles. I have been doing virtually all daytime driving, no CC, good weather, no passengers, etc. I attribute this relatively good showing to the fact that I have driven a Prius for 2 1/2 years. I still have a way to go to get to 99.

Today the weather is lousy. I need defogging. I'm amazed at how much the RR drops when you turn it on. I'm using it judiciously. We'll see what happens.

 

[JoeS]

WeeJohn, see you reverted to your old bad habits… tsk, tsk But I know the feeling, as last week I had to roar along at 75+ in the HOV lane to avoid blocking traffic…:roll:

fjpod, that is excellent :!: Had you let her fully charge up, you might have gained another four miles, giving you 88... wow, within range of the 96 current "record".

Everyone, be sure to snap a photograph when you beat the record and post it here. In a year, I predict we'll be well over 100.

 

[fjpod]

you know what they say...No picture, it didn't happen.

 

[jennrod12]

Ohhhh, I maybe could have beat it! After our long drive on Sunday, I set the charger to charge for 4 hours (the SOC was at 3 bars). When I got in it today, RR showed 95! I'm not sure it was fully charged, although there were 16 bars. In theory, I might have been able to beat 96.

How do I upload a picture from a file? I'm not set up to use any kind of photo sharing site like flicker, etc.

Edit: Here is the picture, thanks to help from a forumite: http://www.driveimiev.com/uploads/3/2/8/9/3289940/jenn_rod_pic.jpg

Thanks,

Jenn

 

[fjpod]

So I attempted a full charge again last night as I had quite a bit of driving in store for today. I underestimated the time I needed for charging...again, but I started out with 80 miles RR. I had all 16 pips. I drove 16 miles into Manhattan, and when I pulled into the parking lot, my RR was 77. I only used up 3 miles of RR, and I used up two pips. The weather was good, no CC, speed varied from 15-40 mph, heavy traffic but not stop and go.

At the parking lot, I got the attendant to charge me up with their 220volt charger. My car was there for about 1 1/2 hours, but I am not certain exactly how long I was connected, or whether it was fully charged. When I got in the car, my RR was 99...Eureka.

Now, driving home, I did the same 16 miles with the AC on (very minimal), as it was very muggy and noisy(worked great BTW). My average speed was higher, 40-45, and I drove a bit more aggressively as traffic permitted. When I got back, my RR was 83, so I used up 16 miles of RR driving 16 miles. Pretty good, I thought using AC.

 

[jennrod12]

OMG - 99 miles RR - where is the picture?!?!?!?! :lol:

Jenn

 

[JrCRXHF]

85 is a high as i have been but i have never had a tank of just in the city driving i am always out on the highway at some point.

 

[fjpod]

OMG - 99 miles RR - where is the picture?!?!?!?! :lol:

Jenn

I got the shot...I just gotta figure out how to upload it.

I know...no shot, it didn't happen.

 

[FiddlerJohn]

... I got the shot...I just gotta figure out how to upload it...

Wow! fjpod is the new RR champ. Congratulations!

 

[JoeS]

fjpod, good for you! Sounds as though you were stuck in heavy traffic before the recharge, consuming a small amount over time and maybe giving us a hint as to the RR algorithm. At low speeds, our iMiEV is truly the energizer bunny!