Hi,
I remember that asomeone had plugged a windmill to charge his Insight's IMA battery. I wounder if anyone has built a home current charger.
I was wondering about this as I think that the IMA battery should last longer if mostly always kept charged. The resulting MPG might be better while in the 'only city' driving e.g. going to a local workplace
My question is:
If the battery is charged externally, does the SOC monitor of the car show the true charged state or will it show the last 'known' charged state from before being charged by the external source.
What would be the charge voltage , 144v or more.
I remember that asomeone had plugged a windmill to charge his Insight's IMA battery. I wounder if anyone has built a home current charger.
I was wondering about this as I think that the IMA battery should last longer if mostly always kept charged. The resulting MPG might be better while in the 'only city' driving e.g. going to a local workplace
My question is:
If the battery is charged externally, does the SOC monitor of the car show the true charged state or will it show the last 'known' charged state from before being charged by the external source.
What would be the charge voltage , 144v or more.