How to tell when charging is complete?

[Eber]

Sounds perfect. I just let my SR charge to 100% and do its thing. The only downside is that I lose regenerative braking for a little while after I first set off. Fortunately I do not live on the top of a hill.

The car has normal brakes still.

 

[Rolfe]

[This was to FiferMG4 - cross-posting.]

It's gradual, I think. It's certainly starting to be noticeable at 97% but it's not at full strength. At first the regen is only 1% to 2%, but this increases fairly quickly and it's at a useful level by 95%.

From being surprised that it's there at all when I first got the car, I've moved quite quickly to being surprised when it's not there.

The car has normal brakes still.

Ha ha.

 

[Eber]

Ha ha.

Sorry, maybe I did not get your point. I always charge the car to 100% and don't mind having less regenerative braking for a few miles.

 

[Rolfe]

Sorry, maybe I did not get your point. I always charge the car to 100% and don't mind having less regenerative braking for a few miles.

Sorry, I was posting from my phone, not always such a good idea. I was referring to a post from another member, who said he didn't charge his SR to 100% so as not to lose regenerative braking, for economy reasons. I'm not sure that would make a significant difference unless your first couple of miles of travel were usually downhill.

(I do know the car has brakes! )

 

[Rolfe]

Update. This morning I drove to a nearby Botanic Garden to meet a friend for lunch. The car was still at about 93%, but since the charger was free to ChargePlace Scotland members I thought I'd just top up. So the car was on 100% when I left.

It moved to 99% very quickly, and I was seeing 1% regeneration. The road went gently downhill for a bit, so I just took my foot off and let the car coast. The display went back to 100% after a couple of hundred yards of this! So it's able to regenerate at least to some extent even at a very high SoC.

As soon as I put my foot back on the accelerator it flipped back to 99%.

 

[KH11]

Update. This morning I drove to a nearby Botanic Garden to meet a friend for lunch. The car was still at about 93%, but since the charger was free to ChargePlace Scotland members I thought I'd just top up. So the car was on 100% when I left.

It moved to 99% very quickly, and I was seeing 1% regeneration. The road went gently downhill for a bit, so I just took my foot off and let the car coast. The display went back to 100% after a couple of hundred yards of this! So it's able to regenerate at least to some extent even at a very high SoC.

As soon as I put my foot back on the accelerator it flipped back to 99%.

Although I am not up Scotland a lot. I have applied for a charge place Scotland RFID card. So hopefully I’ll be able to use it when I come up at Christmas albeit the Hotel we stay at has some chargers on their site for customers that are free.

 

[Rolfe]

Sounds lovely! Where will you be staying?

 

[KH11]

Sounds lovely! Where will you be staying?

Right at side of the Race Course at Ayr. We have stayed there a few times now. We love it and we get well looked after.

 

[Archev]

Update. This morning I drove to a nearby Botanic Garden to meet a friend for lunch. The car was still at about 93%, but since the charger was free to ChargePlace Scotland members I thought I'd just top up. So the car was on 100% when I left.

It moved to 99% very quickly, and I was seeing 1% regeneration. The road went gently downhill for a bit, so I just took my foot off and let the car coast. The display went back to 100% after a couple of hundred yards of this! So it's able to regenerate at least to some extent even at a very high SoC.

As soon as I put my foot back on the accelerator it flipped back to 99%.

Oh boy - so the proof of the pootling is most certainly in the sweetening

 

[Rolfe]

Right at side of the Race Course at Ayr. We have stayed there a few times now. We love it and we get well looked after.

Lovely. I'm currently at the Stobo Castle Health Spa having a relaxing break. Last time I was here I woke in the morning to find that someone was washing my car!

 

[KH11]

Lovely. I'm currently at the Stobo Castle Health Spa having a relaxing break. Last time I was here I woke in the morning to find that someone was washing my car!

Wow that is good service lol