Recent content by slkjoy

It's certainly easier to get close to 85* miles driving on mostly highways than city driving. * that is actual miles driven + GOM of what's left. I think once I got over 90 when the route had a lot of downhill, without Range Extender. (My car doesn't have Range Extender - but I think I...

No, it doesn't seem like there is a built-in timer for delayed charging start. You would have to rely on an EVSE with a programmable timer. After doing a lot of research and comparison shopping, I decided on an OpenEVSE kit for less than $500. It took me a couple of days to put it together...

If you're handy with a soldering iron, you do what I did and build your own 30A or 50A EVSE from a kit and save some money: openEVSE store kit: $265 J1772 cable: $145+ Total: Less than $500 It should take you a day or a weekend to put together. It's compact, has an LED display, and can be...

I hate Keyless-Go - my ex had it on her BMW and while she kept the key in her purse, I would usually do the driving. Needless to say, it happened many times where I dropped her off at the curb before parking and forget to get the key from her. After I parked, I can't lock the car without the...

If you push the up or down button on the left side of your steering wheel, the center display will change. One of those will show you the SOC percentage.

I remember having something similar happen to me and I took it to my dealer and they did a firmware update and it was solved. Sometimes the error message is not accurate. Error messages are often created for debugging purposes and sometimes a different bug in the software will break another...