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Re:Ask HN: Should I unplug my laptop charger at 100%? by revelation on Monday May 04, 2015 @02:54PM (#9488241)
This assumes the battery percentage displayed is the SOC. This might be the case for laptops or small appliances where manufacturers are happy to trade long battery longevity for a small gain in time to empty, but the Model S for example has gap of a kWh+ and will simply not charge or discharge the battery fully, to avoid these cases where a very low of very high SOC damages the battery.
Re:Ask HN: Should I unplug my laptop charger at 100%? by bkanber on Monday May 04, 2015 @03:03PM (#9488304)
Correct. I, of course, am talking about battery cells, and not battery systems. It is up to the reader to understand the specifics of their use-case and apply this information appropriately.