Yes, wait until normal driving returns and it should recover. The mileage estimate is also due to the short cycling and parasitic loads.
On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 12:39 PM Bill Dennis via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll try a few more charging cycles. Right now, whenever I take it out, > it's doing its mandatory running of the ICE engine, so the charge hasn't > gone down yet. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steves via EV > Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 1:30 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Cc: Steves > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Pandemic Cell Fade > > One possibility is that the mileage varies with temperature . I typically > show 60 miles in summer and 40 in winter ( northern VA). > > Also I think it projects mileage based on recent usage. So the trips to > and from mailbox may be poor mileage trips. > > Does it show 40 miles after several more chargings? > > -Steve > > > On Feb 3, 2021, at 2:55 PM, Bill Dennis via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210203/81e12c20/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ 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
