neririn
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With my ICE F-150 I would always keep the fuel tank above half full in the event of emergency or immediate need. Only drawing it down low on long trips.
I find with my lightning that my daily driving takes me to a lot of businesses that have free charging stations out front. I have taken to plugging in whenever that is available and it has resulted in, for the most part, my battery consistently remaining between a 60% and 80% state of charge at all times.
Is that bad for the long-term health?
Whenever the power goes out I want to make sure I have as much juice in the battery as possible to run my home. If I decide to go on a quick road trip I want to have as much juice in the battery as possible to prevent significant charging time on the road.
Yet if I’m taking months or even years off the life expectancy of my battery by only drawing it down to 60% and then immediately sending it back up to 80% that’s obviously not good.
Thoughts?
I find with my lightning that my daily driving takes me to a lot of businesses that have free charging stations out front. I have taken to plugging in whenever that is available and it has resulted in, for the most part, my battery consistently remaining between a 60% and 80% state of charge at all times.
Is that bad for the long-term health?
Whenever the power goes out I want to make sure I have as much juice in the battery as possible to run my home. If I decide to go on a quick road trip I want to have as much juice in the battery as possible to prevent significant charging time on the road.
Yet if I’m taking months or even years off the life expectancy of my battery by only drawing it down to 60% and then immediately sending it back up to 80% that’s obviously not good.
Thoughts?
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