Something else occurred to me. Did you have the max charge level set to 100%? It defaults to 80. It’s possible that if set to 80 it starts backing off the rate even sooner? Pure conjecture on my part.
-Steve > On Feb 23, 2021, at 10:15 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark, you may want to have the cells checked. > > I have a 2011 leaf. When it was new, it would get an 20% to 80% L3 charge in > about 20 minutes. That would be roughly 15kWh, translating to about a 45kw > charge rate. (check my math, the battery is 24kWh.) > > I rarely use L3 charging, but I did last year and the ESVE reported a rate of > 10kWh. (It actually started at about 25kWh but dropped to 10 over several > minutes.) And that was with the battery at about 20% SOC. > > My guess is that some sensors (temp ? over voltage ?) were reporting limits > to the car's charging software. After 8 or 9 years, the cells are pretty beat > up, so it doesn't surprise me too much. But you have a relatively new car. > > Peri > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Mark Hanson via EV" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: "Mark Hanson" <[email protected]> > Sent: 23-Feb-21 5:05:20 AM > Subject: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt Level3 fast charging time > >> Hi folks >> When I fast charge on the Road to 80% with my Bolt EV it takes about an hour >> to put back 25KWH. The manual says it should be 55kwh in an hour. Does >> anyone know why it’s not charging at the 55KW rate? Is there an aftermarket >> kit to boost the KW acceptance rate? Electrify America fast CCS chargers >> operate to 350KW. Also I paid 43c per kWh at Sheetz near Charlottesville Va >> (home is 12c). I assume they split the take between Sheetz and Electrify >> America (VW)? >> I saw on the news that folks in Texas are paying $100s per KWH and utilities >> cleaning out checking accounts $10k-$16k since direct link to accounts. How >> is this even possible to charge that much per KWh? Aren’t utilities >> regulated for a max per kWh they can charge? I have a direct link to my >> checking account with my utility to pay the monthly $31 service fee (net >> zero solar customer ) but maybe I should discontinue my checking account >> number with them and go back to monthly billing/paper checks so they >> couldn’t clean out my checking account? >> Have a renewable energy day >> Mark in Roanoke >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
