I traded in my Leaf yesterday and leased a 2017 Volt premier which I brought home yesterday. I have a Level 2 charger and am familiar with Level 2 charging as I did it with my Leaf for 3 years. I have the Electric Vehicle rates through PG&E and want to charge my Volt ONLy during Off Peak times. The leaf interface for setting delayed charging was very easy. You just set the hours you want to use. I am confused by the Volt interface which appears to require me to set the Peak times and the Mid Peak times as well as to enter a Departure time for each day. I would appreciate any guidance about the simplest and most straightforward method of configuring the Volt interface to charge only from 11 pm through 7 am.
Also, sometimes I may charge using the trickle charger (as my wife will be using the Level 2 charger). I still want to charge only on Off Peak hours. To make charging faster, should I set the charging for 12 amps or leave at at 8 amps? Does it depend on what size circuit brakes I have?
Many thanks for any guidance on this topic
Also, sometimes I may charge using the trickle charger (as my wife will be using the Level 2 charger). I still want to charge only on Off Peak hours. To make charging faster, should I set the charging for 12 amps or leave at at 8 amps? Does it depend on what size circuit brakes I have?
Many thanks for any guidance on this topic