I've been driving EVs since 1997, and none of them have had the feature you are asking for. Not even the 2021 Chevy Bolt.Bad design in an EV. More proof that the Clarity was a technology testbed for Honda and not something they wanted to go mainstream.
My Volt has this ability. It's set to charge from 8:15 PM to midnight and then midnight to 3:45 PM. Teslas apparently have this ability as well. Bottom line, EVs need to be able to stop charging during peak power consumption hours and not have to rely on the EVSE equipment to do this.I've been driving EVs since 1997, and none of them have had the feature you are asking for. Not even the 2021 Chevy Bolt.
It's not necessarily an indication that their manufacturers treated them as "a technology testbed".
That must have been a Gen2 Volt capability. My 2011 didn't seem to have it.My Volt has this ability. It's set to charge from 8:15 PM to midnight and then midnight to 3:45 PM. Teslas apparently have this ability as well. Bottom line, EVs need to be able to stop charging during peak power consumption hours and not have to rely on the EVSE equipment to do this.
What you can do is set up a schedule of 8:15 pm start and 3:45 pm end (it will cross over midnight with no problem). If you arrive home anytime during the day and plug in, it will start start charging at 8:15 pm and end charging when full, which even with level 1 will be long before 3:45 pm.Can the Clarity PHEV be configured to stop charging at 3:45 PM each day and then resume at 8:15 PM? When I looked through the owners manual (I have both) and the on-board settings I couldn't figure out how to do this?
So no set it and forget it where it charges between the start and end times, regardless of when you plug in.What you can do is set up a schedule of 8:15 pm start and 3:45 pm end (it will cross over midnight with no problem). If you arrive home between 3:45 pm and 8:15 pm, it will start charging at 8:15 pm and end charging when full, which even with level 1 will be long before 3:45 pm.
If you arrive home at say 1:00 pm, you would change the start time to 1:05 pm, leave the end time as 3:45 pm. Once charging starts at 1:05 pm, change the start time to 8:15 pm, (end time remains as 3:45 pm). The current charge session that started at 1:05 pm will end at 3:45 pm, and the new charge session will start at 8:15 pm.
No, it's one of the glaring missteps in the software that if you miss the scheduled start time then the charge session is cancelled. In my opinion as long as you plug in within the range of the schedule it should start charging. If it did then the 8:15 pm to 3:45 pm schedule would do exactly what you are asking.So no set it and forget it where it charges between the start and end times, regardless of when you plug in.
Some GM EV products (Volt and Bolt, that I know of) will override charge scheduling if you plug in the J1772, then immediately unplug and replug in within five seconds. It's an interesting feature that few owners know about.No, it's one of the glaring missteps in the software that if you miss the scheduled start time then the charge session is cancelled. In my opinion as long as you plug in within the range of the schedule it should start charging. If it did then the 8:15 pm to 3:45 pm schedule would do exactly what you are asking.
I've occasionally used this on my Volt. It's a useful feature when you need it.Some GM EV products (Volt and Bolt, that I know of) will override charge scheduling if you plug in the J1772, then immediately unplug and replug in within five seconds. It's an interesting feature that few owners know about.
I wonder how many other people recognize your avatar?I've occasionally used this on my Volt. It's a useful feature when you need it.
I actually have two of them. A small one that's always quiet and which my cat plays with and a large one that doesn't like rough roads. It screams when the car hits rough road surfaces.I wonder how many other people recognize your avatar?
I'll give them a hint: Quadrotriticale.
Kind of like when it gets near a Klingon?I actually have two of them. A small one that's always quiet and which my cat plays with and a large one that doesn't like rough roads. It screams when the car hits rough road surfaces.
YepKind of like when it gets near a Klingon?