Got to 2%, 5 miles to go - then I experienced something I didnt

[Rocket808]

what is your charging pattern if you don’t mind me asking ? I know that if you do a lot of DC fast charging i.e. on a long road trip the BCM can get out of whack and the percentages be off a little bit…( such as what happened to the out of spec guys on the EA race) … not sure if it also happens for those who do not charge often… I noticed my percentage hopping up and down after mine sitting for a few days…. I usually don’t plug in till I’m about below 50% ? And I wonder if level two charging to a high state of charge balance is the cells…. And helps recalibrate the bcm?

I personally charge nearly solely on AC using FCSP to 80% daily “ABC”. I did DCFC in the beginning of getting the truck awaiting my system to be installed.
So typically DCFC is limited to road tripping - probably charged to 80% 10 times in the past 18 months on EA and now Tesla.

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[gbuydos]

The one thing i did like about my Toyota RAV4 EV was it had turtle mode. Basically at bottom of the SOC it went into turtle mode, this allowed you up to about 20 mph for a few miles to limp the vehicle home or a charging station. With a max 108 mile range, i used it a few times.

 

[fhodgdon3]

This winter I was driving home and my battery got down to 3%, at a stop sign 200' from my driveway the truck shut down, wouldn't budge. I sat there thinking how many feet of extension cord I had (for maybe 60 seconds) then I tried again to start it, luckily it "limped" into my driveway. Won't let that happen again. Certainly have to be way more vigilant here in New England during the winter. It dropped from 10% to 3% really fast at around 15 degrees out.

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