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Originally Posted by dogarm
Been running into the same confusion, Jeff. It's just not too predictable when the car is going to throw you into auto-charge. I recently posted in cleanmpg about my frustration in the forced charging at high SoC leading to 'forced friction braking'. Post here:
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showt...3743#post13743
But the other suspicions about 'stealth' forced charging are also troubling. Sub-1-green-bar charging that may be on quite often. ANybody else can confirm this? |
Yes, hidden regeneration is one of the self-preserving routines used by the BCM's software. There are circumstances when the BCM calls for its use as part of the battery lifetime management. I am not sure if this routine can be cancelled on-the-fly primarily because I have yet to hear of anyone who has succeeded to do it consitently - The routine is cooperative but not re-setable. However, one thing is certain: If you do not manage your SoC carefully (so it remains at 5 bars or higher most of the time) then the probability of a hidden regen will increase.
Some of us are actually working on HCH-II add-ons that help manage the SoC for this and other reasons. So far the results are pretty good and I expect to have my vehicle modded with the ehnancement soon.
Cheers;
MSantos