Diehard
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Which one is worse for the battery; higher number of cycles? Or spending more time at SOCs away from from 50%? Assuming in both cases you consume the same number of KWhs annually. In other words charging to 90% using 10% every day until you hit 10% (1 cycle but spending a day at 90% and a day at 10%) vs going from 60% to 40% (4 cycles but spending 4 days at 50% ).
Also, I have heard when you drive home, you should let the truck sit for a few hours for the battery to balance before you charge. I also heard battery does not like to be at low SOC and like to charged at temps closer to body temperature. So if I get home at 10% SOC when temp outside is 35 degrees and battery is warm from driving, which one takes precedence? Is it better to charge immediately or wait a few hours to charge?
How significant is the difference?
If you have source for your answers please share. If you don’t, I still like to read your opinion with your reasoning.
p.s. everyone has been posting on YouTube about a model 3 battery that died after 120K. Apparently there were a lot of DCFC charging involved but recently Tesla data indicated DCFC charging is not that big of a deal. Although this video did trigger my question, it is just a background info not the actual topic. I still would like to have the answers independent of this incident.
Also, I have heard when you drive home, you should let the truck sit for a few hours for the battery to balance before you charge. I also heard battery does not like to be at low SOC and like to charged at temps closer to body temperature. So if I get home at 10% SOC when temp outside is 35 degrees and battery is warm from driving, which one takes precedence? Is it better to charge immediately or wait a few hours to charge?
How significant is the difference?
If you have source for your answers please share. If you don’t, I still like to read your opinion with your reasoning.
p.s. everyone has been posting on YouTube about a model 3 battery that died after 120K. Apparently there were a lot of DCFC charging involved but recently Tesla data indicated DCFC charging is not that big of a deal. Although this video did trigger my question, it is just a background info not the actual topic. I still would like to have the answers independent of this incident.
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