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That is about my pattern as well. I need the L2 to have a full charge in the morning so I'll have about 3-4 bars remaining at the end of my day. What I do is delay my charge using the EVSE (not the remote) until about three in the morning. By the time I'm ready to go at 8:30 am, the charging has just completed. This way my car doesn't sit on 'full tank' for very long and by the time I get to work at 9:30 (I drive slow, below the speed limit to save on energy) I'm down to about 10 bars sometimes 11 if everything goes my way. It sits in this state for most of the day in a parking garage, out of the elements. If you need a 'full tank' to get through your day then you'll need to fill everyday like I do. It would be ideal like JoeS and Don suggest to only fill up to 14 bars but that is not practical for everyone. This mimics the Leafs 'Battery Saver' option that only fills the car to 80%. So far after 1 year I have not seen any range reduction in what I'm doing. My car still hits the same milestones everyday just like it did last year. Glad to hear the car is working out and you have gotten past the first phases of EV ownership and can now focus on the fun stuff like playing the mileage game - see how efficient you can drive it. Or just plain out let it have it - that's a lot of fun, too. I save that game for weekends when I'm not so concerned about distance.
That is about my pattern as well. I need the L2 to have a full charge in the morning so I'll have about 3-4 bars remaining at the end of my day. What I do is delay my charge using the EVSE (not the remote) until about three in the morning. By the time I'm ready to go at 8:30 am, the charging has just completed. This way my car doesn't sit on 'full tank' for very long and by the time I get to work at 9:30 (I drive slow, below the speed limit to save on energy) I'm down to about 10 bars sometimes 11 if everything goes my way. It sits in this state for most of the day in a parking garage, out of the elements.
If you need a 'full tank' to get through your day then you'll need to fill everyday like I do. It would be ideal like JoeS and Don suggest to only fill up to 14 bars but that is not practical for everyone. This mimics the Leafs 'Battery Saver' option that only fills the car to 80%.
So far after 1 year I have not seen any range reduction in what I'm doing. My car still hits the same milestones everyday just like it did last year.
Glad to hear the car is working out and you have gotten past the first phases of EV ownership and can now focus on the fun stuff like playing the mileage game - see how efficient you can drive it. Or just plain out let it have it - that's a lot of fun, too. I save that game for weekends when I'm not so concerned about distance.
