EV Owners Thread
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Jameshow
Veteran
Doesn't the battery heat itself as it charges? My cordless drill ones heat up whilst being charged.
I would think fast charging would be more damaging tbh. Are they charged faster than say a 5ah 18v battery in 1hr?
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Ok thanks.
As I understand it the battery packs are " over provisioned ", so for example a 100kWh stated battery pack will in fact have 110kWh of cells to protect the pack from over charging/ discharging.
Yep. There is loads of tech built into EV batteries to ensure that they last. You can't just buy a new battery on Amazon, so battery management software and tech is essential.
An addendum - the ID4 has been programmed to constantly badger the owner to use "battery management mode" which limits charging to 80% unless you override it on the screen or app and tell it to charge more. TBH if I'd bought the car I'd probably use it, but as I hand it back in 3 years and get something else, it's not top of my concerns unless the lease company tell me different.
albion
Guru
A long while back I viewed a table of voltages in relation to longevity. High capacity cells had the shorter life and higher voltage. Yes they can ge that 10kw higher with lower duration. Whether you can really describe it as over provisioned I am unsure. One of the smartphone manufacturers gives you 1600 charge cycles in a similar way , alongside a risk management style of charging.
lazybloke
Ginger biscuits and cheddar
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Ignoring EV battery care advice is no better than being late with ICE car oil changes.
The Nissan Leaf doesn't have battery heat/cooling with coolant. The max charge rate is 50kWatts, so home charging at 7kW is fine, its small rate of charge.
For hybrids with a 2-8kW battery, then for cost saving on not having a dedicated 7kW outlet, 3kW is plenty, charging up in just a few hours.
As I said. It's a company car. If it was ICE, they would be scheduling servicing or oil changes. There has been no guidance on whether or not to use the built in battery care system.
albion
Guru
"That said, for one owner, the maximum range was down by 2.2 percent after having driven over 20,000 miles.
Model 3 LFP, bought in January 2023. 21,504 miles, full charge shows a 266-mile range over the original 272-mile range, 2.2 percent degradation. I live in an apartment, so I charge to 100 percent whenever possible, and don't stress about it. "
Bear in mind that this site tends to be OTT in marketing hype.
https://insideevs.com/news/695788/tesla-model-3-lfp-battery-tips-from-owners/amp/
And also, cynical me says the dashboard will surely show what the manufacturer will choose to display. Post warranty is where a bit more truth will happen.
Model 3 LFP, bought in January 2023. 21,504 miles, full charge shows a 266-mile range over the original 272-mile range, 2.2 percent degradation. I live in an apartment, so I charge to 100 percent whenever possible, and don't stress about it. "
Bear in mind that this site tends to be OTT in marketing hype.
https://insideevs.com/news/695788/tesla-model-3-lfp-battery-tips-from-owners/amp/
And also, cynical me says the dashboard will surely show what the manufacturer will choose to display. Post warranty is where a bit more truth will happen.
The problem is that that "range" calculation is based on how you have been driving the car as range is all relative. My range is very different if I do a load of motorway driving to what the prediction is when I am mostly "city" driving.
