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Ok so I've been disparaging the low-wattage charger (standard 110V outlet) that JLR supplies with the iPace. Because the rate of charging is abysmally low.
[Hold that thought]
I carpooled with a very good friend of mine on Saturday to San Francisco. He comes from Santa Cruz with a Bolt that wasn't quite fully charged. Getting back the same night would be tight. But he plugged in his silly 110V charger at our friend's place for 5 hours while we were watching terrrrrrribbble football games and he had enough to get home.
[Hold that thought]
I asked him why he hadn't charged it fully. He said "I don't have a charger that charges fast enough. I only drive a few tens of miles most days so this thing is enough for me most of the time."
That's because his charger adds roughly 40 miles per overnight session, or about 20% of battery capacity. This makes it feasible to oscillate between roughly 30% and 60% most days by just plugging it in when we get home and leaving it overnight.
[Hold that thought]
It's ideal for the battery to not be discharged fully and charged fully. See for example our thread:
https://www.i-paceforum.com/forum/377-technical-discussion/2315-lithium-battery-longevity.html
and the article it's based on:
https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
Clearly it's advantageous for battery life if it's maintained at around 50%.
[Putting it all together]
For those of us who drive for just 20-40 miles each day, the 110V cable is ideal because it allows you to just plug in and forget. You need to plan if you're going on a longer trip so I'm still going to have my mobile cable and a 14-50 Nema outlet for faster charging .. but I bet I will have it plugged into the 110V most days. Isn't that ironic?
[Hold that thought]
I carpooled with a very good friend of mine on Saturday to San Francisco. He comes from Santa Cruz with a Bolt that wasn't quite fully charged. Getting back the same night would be tight. But he plugged in his silly 110V charger at our friend's place for 5 hours while we were watching terrrrrrribbble football games and he had enough to get home.
[Hold that thought]
I asked him why he hadn't charged it fully. He said "I don't have a charger that charges fast enough. I only drive a few tens of miles most days so this thing is enough for me most of the time."
That's because his charger adds roughly 40 miles per overnight session, or about 20% of battery capacity. This makes it feasible to oscillate between roughly 30% and 60% most days by just plugging it in when we get home and leaving it overnight.
[Hold that thought]
It's ideal for the battery to not be discharged fully and charged fully. See for example our thread:
https://www.i-paceforum.com/forum/377-technical-discussion/2315-lithium-battery-longevity.html
and the article it's based on:
https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
Clearly it's advantageous for battery life if it's maintained at around 50%.
[Putting it all together]
For those of us who drive for just 20-40 miles each day, the 110V cable is ideal because it allows you to just plug in and forget. You need to plan if you're going on a longer trip so I'm still going to have my mobile cable and a 14-50 Nema outlet for faster charging .. but I bet I will have it plugged into the 110V most days. Isn't that ironic?