Renewable Revolution

September 15th, 2017 by Cynthia Shahan

SNIPPET:

I’ll stick to the subject of electric vehicles. It’s not good to mention climate change unless the Trump supporter is tired out from boarding the house with storm shutters (and wondering if they will have a roof soon). Warm waters = larger storms, hurricanes, monsoons. This costs lives, homes, and billions if not trillions of dollars of economic damage. Being “pro life” and “pro fossil fuels” doesn’t make sense — it’s an emotional oxymoron.  





https://cleantechnica.com/2017/09/15/irma-reflections-charging-nissan-leaf-mother-nature-aimed-hit-two-trump-states/

RamboSTiTCH • 9 hours ago
I enjoyed the writing style, very artistic feel, made it sound more personal... like a diary.



cynthia Irene RamboSTiTCH • 8 hours ago
Thank you. We all enjoy different approaches. I do just ramble on a bit much..

agelbert cynthia Irene • 7 hours ago
Great Article!

I'm looking at a Leaf lease or purchase and am studying the ownwer's manual. It seems that the ideal battery state is between 30% and 80% in order to make it last as long as possible. Also, that slow charging is better for the longevity than fast charging. I am retired, so I will never even need a level two type of charging, never mind a fast charge level 3.

My question for you is, do you start the air conditioner a few minutes before getting into the car (while the power cable is still connected to the house so as not to use battery power)?

Can you do that without a cell phone from an internet connected PC? I don't have a cell phone.

I live in Vermont so I would consider doing this in winter for heating (also for battery heating when the temp goes below -1F as the manual states) and every now and then in summer.

Also, can you make the charger stop at 80% or are you just limited to a certain amount of time? Since I rarely drive more than 8 or ten miles in any given day (several days can go by without any driving), I want the car kept between 30% and 80% battery state most of the time.

I appreciate your advice.

Omega Centauri  agelbert • in 11 minutes
I keep my wife's Leaf in that range. A little bit of mental arithmetic and I have the desired charging time. For level 2, I figure and 1.7KWhours for ten percent, which is about 16minutes.

agelbert Omega Centauri • in an hour
Thank you!