I guess so! Had read that somewhere on this forum. But I barely care since my rides are 99% short and nothing to worry about range!
To be honest, if I wanted to worry about range, I would have brought an ICE (duke). But EV’s are just plain fun to ride + along with Ather’s tech slowly improving (buffeting)
Without that, the idle drain used to be less than 5% ( I remember checking more than an year back). I can test again if there’s a change.
Update:
Today, when I checked at 9, the SoC was @81% 19% 50 hours. Approximately 9% per day.
Here, I wasn’t worried about range, about the waste.
When we ride regularly, the charging cable won’t be docked like this for days. So this wasn’t a big issue and didn’t notice as well.
I think, it may be better to remove the cable after charging, during this low usage time.
Yeah, but it isn’t really because of magnetic dock. What I understand is: When it’s docked, scooter doesn’t go into idle mode. So more drain than typical idle period.
Touchscreen is still active & EM lock is drawing power to keep it engaged. It’s basically in an Key Off mode where all functions except the motor & lights are working.
Just like public charging, an option to release the cable and go into idle mode after 100% SoC may help.
Based on one’s need, we can enable or disable it.
Also, I believe Ather working on Charging Threshold option… What happens after reaching the max threshold. Will it behave like now or go into idle mode?
What is the lower limit for batteries we should use before charging? is it good to drain battery below 20% just to get more mileage ? will it not affect battery life/performance? I remember reading some article that suggest we should recharge it ideally when it drains up to 30-40 % . It gives good battery life… Also frequent charging on fast charger lowers battery life ? do anybody have data on it?
There was 4 percentage drop overnight with a range drop of 3kms after charging my 450x the next day. I’ve been experiencing this from quite some time now. Anyone else facing the same issue?
… in the sense you have nothing to do with a battery in the boot. You need a UPS and carry the portable charger to charge the scooter. It does not add much to the range, given the e/m ratios and efficiencies. Maybe it can be designed onto a new scooter, where the footboard battery is supplemented by a boot battery.
There is a lot of discussion on idle battery drain, but this sums most of it…
Any UPS which can provide 2 kva for at least 6 hr will do. Usually, Sukam or any brand you like which runs on a 48v system should do the trick, this will ensure you have a lot of charge before draining empty.
Yes, With Summer approaching and I live in an area where there are more frequent power cuts, It’s better to have a backup with something that won’t let the scooter sit like a dead thing.