Daily Charging Limit Percentage - what's yours set to?

[jwrezz]

90% most overnites in this colder weather. I learned quickly. During the summer and fall I was charging every 2-4 days. The battery conditioning is a nice feature and I understand that the truck needs to be plugged in to do it.

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[Firn]

I think that's meaningless. Some vehicles, like the Lightning, have battery capacity unavailable. So charging to 90% is really 82%. Once you start aggregating across vehicle brands it's crap data. It's also crap data swayed by the largest EV company, the crap company.

As I said, that IS accounting for the reserve capacity of the Lightning battery.

That isnt really "aggregate" data, thats likely from measured degredation curves from lab tests.

Those are always generalizations as real world usage will be much different. No matter what the lab, measured, or aggregate data shows, in the end the guy who lives in AZ, parks outside, charges when its hot is going to have a very different battery experiance than the guy who lives in a moderate climate, is garage, and charges in the middle of the night.

 

[RickLightning]

As I said, that IS accounting for the reserve capacity of the Lightning battery.

That isnt really "aggregate" data, thats likely from measured degredation curves from lab tests.

Those are always generalizations as real world usage will be much different. No matter what the lab, measured, or aggregate data shows, in the end the guy who lives in AZ, parks outside, charges when its hot is going to have a very different battery experiance than the guy who lives in a moderate climate, is garage, and charges in the middle of the night.

I don't believe that ChatGPT is working from actual Lightning data. Call me skeptical until it is proven.

 

[Pioneer74]

85% summer. 90% winter. 100% long trips.

90% all the time on our Mach-E because it's a lease.

 

[GDN]

What? I have to plug this thing in?

Only kidding - I charge to 6 7 % every day whether I need it or not.

Only kidding - I charge once a week - usually on 110 to 80%. It takes it a couple of days.

The truck is 40 months old. It has ~24,000 miles. 10K of those are in ~15 weekend trips to see family. So that leaves me 14,000 miles for the other 40 months of daily driving. Roughly 350 miles a month. Truly a truck I didn't need, but it is what it is.

My only goal is to have enough juice to reach a charging station in case of an emergency trip. When I got the truck that nearest DCFC was 45 miles away. Now with Tesla chargers I have 9 in 8 miles or less.

When I do plan a weekend family trip I time the charging to be a full 100% charge when I leave and when I get home I work it out to be down under 10%. Just giving the battery a little exercise once in a while since it doesn't get a lot of use otherwise.

Now - if only someone will answer 43% for @RickLightning - we'll have all the answers.

 

[Kakaratto]

85% daily

90% storm prep (in case I need PPO)

100% for long trips

 

[jwrezz]

I think we have to find data on level 2 charging vs DCFC. I'm sure that slowly charging to 100% at home is much better for the battery than charging to 80% super quickly.

 

[Lightningwaiter]

I know Ford recommends 90% daily charging, is that the level most people use or not?

90%

 

[ClevelandBeemer]

I’m pretty much at 70% most of the time occasionally adding more for longer journeys or if bad weather is incoming if needed. When embarking on any 200+ mile journeys, I will typically charge to 100% a few hours before departure.

 

[Monkey]

I know Ford recommends 90% daily charging, is that the level most people use or not?

90% was the recommended limit and seems to work great for my needs. We share a charger between the Lightning and our Mach-E so I typically charge 3 nights/week. I could probably drop my charge to 80% and still be OK most of the time, but I prefer to just be ready for whatever, especially this time of year when the cold affects our range. I have a ‘23 Lariat, so no heat pump.

 

[chriserx]

No one said 43%, so there's that!

Mostly because, unless you do it manually, your only options are 40 and 45%. But who are we to judge if you wanna sit and wait for 43 and unplug.

 

[Firn]

I don't believe that ChatGPT is working from actual Lightning data. Call me skeptical until it is proven.

I literally said it isnt....

 

[ScubaSteve_TheReal]

I charge to 85% except when I need more. There is a downside to this though.

If you experience a battery module failure without a DTC or IPC message you will only discover it when you NEED the extra range. This happened to me last summer when I attempted to charge to 100% the night before a camping trip and was only able to get to 87%.

If you never charge above 85% you risk masking a module failure. I recommend charging to 100% occasionally for this reason.

100% truthful fact here..!!!!!
Two different trucks and going on 3 years of ownership with two module fails discovered exactly by always changing this way. This experience is why I prefer charging to 90% daily then and 100% before trips.

 

[Henry Ford]

I always charge the Lightning and the Mach-E to 100% once a month. I usually try to do it on the 1st of the month. I'm doing it today with my truck as noted earlier in the thread.

Good plan. I also shoot for about once per month but if I'm being honest it's less than that. My plan is always to charge to 100% before I know I'm going to drive but it seems I rarely know when I'm going to drive or forget to charge when I do know. I'm on call for work and my "routine" driving consists of running kids around or picking up unneeded Marketplace purchases. I'm definitely going to charge to 100% this weekend though!

 

[RickLightning]

I literally said it isnt....

I was referring to the actual battery size/ reserve.

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