2022 ES PHEV drive battery usage/re-charging

Have you limited the charge level to 80%❓
There is a setting in the charge menu that can be disabled

Thanks - didn't know that. Looks as if I had better read the manual (again!)

Let me know if you need a 📄 PDF version

Yes please. What do you need? Is there a link or do you need an email address, Dropbox link etc?

Much appreciated.

Rob

RobOz said:

Yes please. What do you need? Is there a link or do you need an email address, Dropbox link etc?

Much appreciated.

Rob

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No need of email. I will DM you a link

AANZ said:

No need of email. I will DM you a link

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Hi AANZ, can you please email me a link of the manual too? Cheers!

I personally will leave mine at 80% to extend the life of my lithium battery.

Clarke said:

I personally will leave mine at 80% to extend the life of my lithium battery.

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Makes sense to leave @ max. 80% when charging at commercial fast chargers which charge the battery in 30 mins. However, in my opinion 🆗 to go to 💯% charge when using the home charger where the charge rate is "trickle" and takes about 6 hrs. overnight.

Either ways LiOn batteries will degrade after 4 yrs.

The system is keeping 20% of the battery capacity available as you need some battery capacity even with the engine running. The vehicle might not be able to take-off and respond very slowly to high power demands if the battery is at 0% capacity (waiting for the engine to rev up).

Thanks very much. Makes sense. Now that I've had the vehicle for a while (7 months), I've noticed that the motors do kick in when pulling away from traffic lights/stop signs/parking etc even when the battery indicator is showing 0 kms remaining.

My wife and I are still very happy with this vehicle. We've now had a few longer trips. Vehicle has travelled 6,800 km. Total expenditure on petrol $310 (including some very expensive petrol in country WA). Averaging 4 litres/100 km. Charging costs are negligible because we are able to charge from our own solar panels, timed when solar production is sufficient not to draw from the grid.