1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric vehicle ranges

Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by moduspol on Monday January 31, 2022 @08:55AM (#30147874)

iPhones do have logic in software now to hold off on charging above 80% until the user is expected to take it off the charger [1]. Probably still not as good as personally optimizing your charge time based on battery level, but it's at least not quite as bad to be plugging it in every night as it used to be.

[1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210512

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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by SketchySeaBeast on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:03AM (#30147957)

Samsung phones on Android 12 have a toggle for "charge to 85%" now. Not as "smart", but a great way to extend battery life if that's your focus. That last 15-20% charge is apparently a killer.

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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by MaxikCZ on Monday January 31, 2022 @05:56PM (#30155973)

I would say its even smarter. I don't want to charge my phone to 100% every day, and I don't want to babysit it.

Smart charging would be: "start charging now and finish at time my alarm is set, while reaching 80% battery." Slow charging to 80% and your battery can last multiple times what it would "normally". I don't understand the craze for 40-60-100 watt phone chargers...

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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by Symbiote on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:06PM (#30156750)

My four year old Sony phone does this, and the battery still lasts around two days, just like when it was new.

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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by MaxikCZ on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @04:15PM (#30169410)

Sony you say.. now that's a brand that haven't p*ssed me off so far, or I don't remember.. Maybe I should consider them when Ill be searching for new phone, thanks.

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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by moduspol on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:53AM (#30148492)

It'd work for me. I'd absolutely trade long battery life to only ever using 80% of the battery for pretty much all my electronics.

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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by SketchySeaBeast on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:24AM (#30148896)

Yeah, I was happy to toggle that option on.

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Re:1k-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could increase electric v... by duffyjp on Monday January 31, 2022 @02:34PM (#30153034)

I babied my iPhone 12 Pro by using an automation to turn off a smart-outlet at 76% charge. After a year I'm at 95% health, basically on par with everyone else.

I've discontinued the automation and will just buy a new battery in another year or two instead. /shrug

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