[chrisghemm]

How long does it take to fully charge the battery using a regular 110/120 volt outlet?

Let say I drive around 35 miles daily. Will it deplete the battery charge daily that I will have to charge from 0 - 16 kw daily or will the regenerative braking keep the battery charge for most of my drive that the battery will only go down by half?

 

[AZBean]

It takes about 12 hours using 110v and a level 1 charger. The range with a full charge is around 32 miles. You will get more than that if there is more downhill than uphill, and less than that if there is more uphill than downhill. It is also less than 32 miles in cold weather when it uses some of the power to keep the battery (and you) warm. So yes, you will end up having to do a full charge daily. BTW a full charge is actually around 12.8 kwh not 16 kwh. The car keeps some of the capacity in reserve to prolong the life of the battery.

 

[lnh2021pachy]

How long does it take to fully charge the battery using a regular 110/120 volt outlet?

It's like 11 hours give or take on 110/120v to fully charge.

Let say I drive around 35 miles daily. Will it deplete the battery charge daily that I will have to charge from 0 - 16 kw daily or will the regenerative braking keep the battery charge for most of my drive that the battery will only go down by half?

My experience says it doesn't really matter. After couple months I stop paying attention. Fully charge if you can and let the car take care of the rest.

 

[CKC183]

I fully deplete mine on my commute. My charging starts at 11 pm and it's usually fully charged by 8 am. It always says it will take 12 hours to charge, but experience has not shown that to be true. It also seems to charge faster in summer vs. winter - don't know if that's due to charge state of the battery or speed of charging.

 

[Vicenac]

My van chargers fully in 10 hours on 120 and with the same charger in 4 hours and 40 minutes on 240.

 

[Badge56]

How long does it take to fully charge the battery using a regular 110/120 volt outlet?

Let say I drive around 35 miles daily. Will it deplete the battery charge daily that I will have to charge from 0 - 16 kw daily or will the regenerative braking keep the battery charge for most of my drive that the battery will only go down by half?

If you drive 35 miles a day, depending on temperature, you should use ZERO gas charging it up every night on 120V Level 1. That is all you need. If cold it may use a bit of gas on the last legs of you trip but you will still save a tone of gas driving it as a hybrid. People do not understand how it works... When the battery is depleated, its a full blown hybrid using both electric and gas.. Even fully charged. if you floor it, it will engage gas engine.. Great van. 1600km +++ with not filling up...

 

[chrisghemm]

Thanks for those who reply. My question is I live in California where electricity is high. I'm looking at SDGE rate and it is .41 during off peak and goes down to .15 from midnight to 6:am. I usually leave home at 5:40 so if I start charging at 12:01 I only have 5:39 hours total daily and I can only do full charge on weekends. My concern is that if I charge it daily halfway will it shorten the life of the battery.nof course I can also add a 240V outlet to charge it full daily but that is another expense.

 

[blueknigh7]

Putting the charging on a timer to use both peak and nonpeak, your price difference per full charge will be about $1.50...... per day.

Or to keep the math simple with 50% charge in both rates, a full charge will cost somewhere around $3.36. Still less than current gas.

just charge it and dont worry. IMO, the EV driving experience is worth it. The 16kw battery will only charge about 12.5kw if at 0%