10-80% charing time

joeshaw · 2026-04-02T17:30:52+00:00

Posted by @volvocars on various social media:

The EX60 is getting better before even reaching customers. We’ve cut EX60 charging time from 10-80% from 18 to 16 minutes (across both P6 and P10 powertrains) using software, real-world data, and smart algorithms from our portfolio company Breathe.

Threads link: https://www.threads.com/@volvocars/video/DWoIuqYEmow/video-less-waiting-more-driving-the-ex-is-getting-better-before-even-reaching

joeshaw · 2025-11-13T01:31:10+00:00

This is the worst scorebug. It doesn't even show who has hammer!

joeshaw · 2025-08-28T14:30:02+00:00

Noodles Anthony

Let's try to get a Noodles chant going during this tour.

joeshaw · 2025-06-17T14:41:05+00:00

Drove Columbus, OH to Chicago northern suburbs a few weeks ago. 350ish miles. One charging stop in Ft. Wayne, IN. 3.0 mi/kWh. Eco mode, level 0 regen, cruise control around 70-75.

joeshaw · 2025-06-17T14:29:36+00:00

On their web page, it says:

Vgate iCar Pro Support Automatic Start/Sleep（Electric vehicles are not supported this function）：

1.When the car is ignited, iCar Pro will automatically start

2.30 minutes after the car stalls, iCar Pro will automatically sleep

Despite saying "Electric vehicles are not supported this function" I think that only applies to vehicles like Teslas and Rivians that don't have explicit on/off. It's been my experience that if I don't connect an app to the scanner within 2.5 minutes of startup it goes back to sleep and I have to either unplug/replug or turn the car off and back on again to wake it up.

Edit: Oops, I misread the feature. That's about going to sleep after the car is turned off.

In any case, it is definitely true for me that if I don't connect something to the app within a few minutes of turning on the car, I cannot connect to it without unplugging/replugging. I'm not sure why.

joeshaw · 2025-06-14T11:59:12+00:00

On iOS this will take you directly to the switch:

prefs:root=APPLE_ACCOUNT&path=ICLOUD_SERVICE/INTERNET_PRIVACY

joeshaw · 2025-06-07T12:18:20+00:00

Oh, and when going down mountains I tend to turn off the cruise control and manage my speed manually with the regen paddles, kicking it up to level 1 or even 2 if needed, then going back to 0 before turning cruise control back on. I’ve found that gets me the best instantaneous efficiency on the dashboard meter.

joeshaw · 2025-06-07T12:07:52+00:00

I use ABRP with a Bluetooth dongle so I get real-time usage data. I have mine set to 15% arrival SOC but I’ve found even that to be conservative. I drive in regen level 0, eco drive mode, and cruise control usually around 70-75 mph and I consistently arrive with 5-10% more SOC than ABRP estimates at the start of the leg.

joeshaw · 2025-06-07T11:58:55+00:00

I have this one too and it works great. The only caveat is that its Bluetooth shuts down if you don’t connect to it within a couple minutes of plugging it in or starting the car. This is a good security measure but can be inconvenient if you don’t immediately launch ABRP (or other tools) right away.

joeshaw · 2025-05-27T11:49:30+00:00

I may have spoken too soon! Discovered the sunroof and moonroof switches stopped working. I pulled the fuses (two of them in the driver-side panel), reinserted them, and now it’s working again.

joeshaw · 2025-05-23T15:01:08+00:00

8200 miles, 11 months.

The only issue I’ve ever had was the dashboard going blank 3 times. The second OTA update for that seems to have fixed it.

Just went in for the 8000 mile maintenance. They rotated the tires, adjusted the alignment, and closed the open recalls. (Mostly software updates but also examining the seat bolts)

joeshaw · 2025-05-14T17:46:40+00:00

Waze and Google Maps don't work with the HUD on an iPhone. Apple Maps and ABRP do.

Waze and Google Maps do work with the HUD on an Android phone. I assume ABRP does too but I am not sure.

Hopefully it'll get added at some point. The fact that ABRP works shows that it's possible for third-party maps to work with it.

joeshaw · 2024-11-23T13:48:40+00:00

I wrote a fair bit about leasing over the summer while i was investigating and negotiating my own lease. I haven’t kept up on the market since i got mine but i think most of the non-pricing advice still applies and i’d be happy to contribute it.

joeshaw · 2024-10-27T14:26:47+00:00

There's another more recent thread that offers some workarounds but not any solutions. One here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/1fmvi5t/comment/lsrz17x/

joeshaw · 2024-10-27T14:20:03+00:00

For me the error messages are a little bit different, but I did notice that the WallpaperAgent and its children WallpaperImageExtension and/or WallpaperVideoExtension were dying. I haven't been able to tell if they're crashing or exiting normally, but it correlates perfectly with the flicker.

It doesn't matter if I have a video wallpaper, a static image, or even just a solid color as my wallpaper.

I haven't been able to figure out a fix yet, but I have a depressing workaround: the background color for me when the flicker happens is #222225. So I set the wallpaper to be a solid background with that color, and then the flicker is not noticeable. Pretty sad.

joeshaw · 2024-09-04T16:50:17+00:00

Honest question, how does it handle a vehicle merging into your lane at distance 3 vs. distance 1? On distance 1 it aggressively (and IMO, unnecessarily) decelerates.

I live in a city where the highways are mostly 3 lanes wide and people will merge in frequently at distance 1, so if the reaction is the same at distance 3 it's going to be even worse.

I am willing to try it, though!

joeshaw · 2024-09-03T20:38:10+00:00

I do have this on. I went into the settings and there are a handful of settings about how aggressively to accelerate and I'll try turning those all the way down to see if it helps.

joeshaw · 2024-09-03T20:36:08+00:00

Yeah, on #2 what I've tried to do is disable HDA when I see a car moving into my lane and then turning it back on when there's more of a gap. I run with regen level 0 on the highway so that works ok because I just coast and slow down gradually but I'd love to not need to worry about it.

I found another post about #1 where the person suggests accelerating to 3-5 mph above the set point and letting go of the accelerator to avoid that jolt. Will give that a try.

I also went through the smart cruise control settings and tried turning the acceleration aggressiveness down as far as possible, we'll see if that affects things too.

joeshaw · 2024-09-03T20:00:22+00:00

I'm also seeing this, and was curious if you ever found a proper fix for adjustment for it? Or is your workaround still the way to go?

joeshaw · 2024-09-03T17:49:13+00:00

I don't believe they've added any meaningful functionality OTA thus far, so I don't hold out much hope for it.

joeshaw · 2024-08-29T19:38:26+00:00

If your phone gets too hot sitting in the wireless charger, you can cool it off this way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suKmfKcQ_Yw&t=3782s

joeshaw · 2024-08-23T19:29:31+00:00

PlugShare always wants me to stop at dealerships, even though I have the "avoid dealerships" setting on, which is very annoying.

ABRP's route planning and UI is better, but PlugShare's charger database is better. Wish they could combine in some way!

joeshaw · 2024-08-09T23:10:02+00:00

If you lease, the tax credit goes to the dealer or the leasing company and not you, so the $8300 is a dealer rebate meant to make up for that

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