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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by magicalhippo on Monday January 25, 2021 @02:58AM (#25900592)
> it charges to 100% every time

Ah, I hadn't picked up on this. My BMW i3 has a built-in buffer so what shows as 100% on the dash is actually about 80%, and similarly for 0% (I verified through the raw data).

Doing true "0-100" definitely does not do the battery any favors.

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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by goodcanadian on Monday January 25, 2021 @04:12AM (#25901113)
The leaf also has a built in buffer like that though I don't know the exact numbers.
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