Nevermoind. I found the answer. The BOLT maxes ouit at 12 amps on 120v and no way to change it. bob
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 7:14 PM Robert Bruninga <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is the 120v EVSE like that comes with the Bolt? > Does it allow 16 amp operation on a 20 amp outlet? > Is that setting made in the EVSE or in the car. > > It would seem to me to be an EVSE function because the > EVSE does not know what it is plugged into and you wouldnt > want an EV to ask for 16 amps when the EVSE is plugged into > only a 15 amp circuit. > > BOb > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 4:02 PM Jay Summet via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My guess is that it would work fine at 120 volt charging (but your > > charging speed may be slow, as alot of the power would be going to > > condition the battery.) > > > > Generally, the only thing in the car that sees the 120v is the battery > > charger (taking the 120 volts up to the 3-4 hundred volts the battery uses. > > > > Everything else in the car runs off of either the HV battery system, or > > the 12v accessory system (which is powered by a DC2DC converter from the > > HV battery system. > > > > So as far as the car is concerned, the voltage of the input charging > > system does not matter. > > > > The only issue I see is that at 120 volts, you can only get 1-1.5 kW > > into the vehicle, and if the battery heater takes 1.8 kW, continuously > > it may not be able to keep the battery heated without discharging the > > battery. > > > > For this reason there may be a software lock that prevents cabin heating > > or battery heating when plugged into 120 volts....but I kind of doubt it. > > > > Jay > > > > On 7/30/21 3:26 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > > > Thanks! > > > My biggest concern is whether battery management works on 120v charging. > > > My son who is looking at an EV in Alaska will be in rentals with only > > > access to 120v and without owning the outlet might not be able to > > > switch to 240v. > > > > > > So, does BMS work on 120v? What about "remote start" (compartment > > > conditioning? > > > > > > Bob > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:19 PM Peter VanDerWal via EV > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> If you leave it plugged in, I suspect it would do ok, maybe 20% range > > >> reduction? > > >> > > >> From what I've read, if the car is plugged in and the battery > > >> temperature drops below 37, or climbs above 95, the battery thermal > > >> management system will turn on. > > >> > > >> So, as long as it isn't so cold that the 1.8kw heater can't keep up, the > > >> battery temp should stay around 37 degrees. > > >> > > >> I know that here in AZ, if I leave my Chevys plugged in, I will > > >> occasionally here the cooling systems run to keep the batteries cool. I > > >> haven't noticed them doing this when not plugged in. Then again, where > > >> I live it only occasionaly get's above 95. > > >> > > >> > > >> My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key > > >> > > >> July 29, 2021 11:26 PM, "Robert Bruninga via EV" <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Is buying a BOLT in Alaska a good idea? In Anchorage for example. > > >>> > > >>> Anchorage is the biggest city in Alaska, there is little else to do > > >>> within > > >>> the 250 mile radius of the Bolt, and adventures can come in the summer > > >>> spring and fall.. Just stay home iin the winter! > > >>> > > >>> At least an electric is not somenint that has to "start" in -40F, it > > >>> just > > >>> runs > > >>> THoughts? > > >>> Bob > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Address messages to [email protected] > > >>> No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > >>> 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 > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Address messages to [email protected] > > >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Address messages to [email protected] > > > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Address messages to [email protected] > > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > 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 _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields 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
