Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries
by rblatz on Sunday July 24, 2022 @11:50AM
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Tesla recommends charging to 100% because otherwise it has trouble accurately estimating the vehicle range and battery state of charge.
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Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries
by SigmundA on Monday July 25, 2022 @07:36AM
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Not like they are just using battery voltage for SOC, they are coulomb counting with a shunt, so you only need to charge to 100% once in a while to account for drift.
LFP gets 2x the cycle count at 100%-0% as a NMC does at 80%-20%. Due to its lower cell voltage it has less voltage driven aging than NMC.
Elon: "I’d personally slightly opt for iron pack, as it wants to be charged to 100%, whereas nickel prefers ~90%."
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1431040308943364097?lang...
Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries
by cogman10 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @11:55AM
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True. Though the damage is low from hitting 100% which is part of the reason why this is a "just leave it at 100%" rather than a "hit 100% once a week".
That said, I'd probably do 90% as the max and 100% on the weekend if I owned an LFP vehicle.
Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries
by dangrossman on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:09PM
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The average American, buying a ~250 mile range EV, would only need to plug it in to charge once a week. Maybe twice. So, just charge it to 100% every time you charge it.