Last night I decided to check the charging information for the Blazer EV. Below is a short list of what I found:
It wouldn't surprise me to see the same exact information in the Equinox EV's manual, since a lot of the underlying hardware and software is identical.
- GM recommends not charging to more than 80% or letting the battery SOC go below 20%. So on a 300 mile EV, this translates to 180 miles of usable daily range. The manual does say to go ahead and fully charge if you need to for a road trip. There's a setting ior maximum charge n the infotainment system for max charge.
- Regenerative braking is less effective above 80% SOC
- Leave the vehicle plugged in during extreme cold (freezing) or hot (>100F) temperatures. The vehicle will pull power from the charger to maintain the battery.
- Cabin preconditioning will pull from the charger if plugged in
- "Home location" delayed charging settings the owner can set (I assume the home location is set in the mapping system)
- Estimated departure time - starts charging when needed
- Peak power pricing - avoids charging during user defined peak cost periods
- For those who have "smart" electric grids, the Blazer EV will not charge during utility signalled high load periods.
- All charging defaults can be overridden on a charge session by charge session basis
It wouldn't surprise me to see the same exact information in the Equinox EV's manual, since a lot of the underlying hardware and software is identical.
