She leaves the car plugged in all the time, even after it's fully charged. She uses 110V charging.
Bill -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peri Hartman via EV Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 12:32 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Peri Hartman Subject: Re: [EVDL] Pandemic Cell Fade What does the Volt charger do at full charge and the cable stays plugged in ? Does it periodically recharge as parasitic uses discharge the battery ? What is her charging pattern and what was it before the pandemic ? It could be that, after one year, constant recharging to 100% damaged the cells. What Just pure speculation. Peri << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> ------ Original Message ------ From: "Glenn Brooks via EV" <[email protected]> To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]> Cc: "Glenn Brooks" <[email protected]> Sent: 03-Feb-21 11:26:39 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Pandemic Cell Fade >One of the Battery cells going bad, maybe. > >Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 3, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Bill Dennis via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Pre-pandemic, when my mother-in-law charged her 2017 Chevy Volt, it would >> have about 60 miles electric range. Throughout the pandemic, she's done >> nothing with the car except drive it to the top of the driveway and back to >> check the mail. When we were finally able to get to Georgia to visit her >> this week after fifteen months, I notice that a full charge shows only 40 >> miles range now. Anyone ever notice anything similar, or have any guess >> why? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bill >> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ >> LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ >LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
