On 18 Dec 2025 at 22:29, Seth Rothenberg via EV wrote: > Unfortunately, best practices were not followed > (of starting every day with a full charge,
We don't do this. The only time we start a day with a full charge is if we're planning to drive 120km or more that day. With a real-world range of around 320-350km, and trips that seldom exceed 80km, it's just not necessary. And from what I've read, any time a lithium battery sits at more than 55-60% SOC, it's degrading faster than it does below that SOC. We hope to still be driving this car when it's 20 years old, so we try to take good care of the battery. We charge when we're down to around 15-20%, and then we charge to 60%, or closer to 100% if we have a long trip the next day. Our situation may be a bit different from some. We're both retired, so no commute. And we live in a highly walkable town. Thus the car often sits in the garage for days on end. Also, not to preach, but neither one of us would ever leave on a 15km trip with only 15km showing on the range meter. In fact if I left the car in that state, I'd never hear the end of it! All that said, I'm glad your situation worked out OK. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Then Jesus said unto the poor, "Let's not create a culture of dependency." = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
