Re: Charging frequency
Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:56 pm
You can run the charge below 20% safely, as long as you recharge above 20% immediately afterwards. Many people regularly drive to 10% or so, usually because of reduced range.
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Do you have any battery stats for it?2k1Toaster wrote:2013 Leaf here, charge to 100% all the time. It sits at 100% for prolonged periods of time. Some days it sits for days at 100%. Sometimes it drives from 100% charge to 90% before charging back up and so on. Other times down to 10% or less. 26K miles or so. No noticeable difference in range. Also have sticky winter tires. I abuse the car and so far it hasn't been KO'd.
This is along the lines of "My grandfather smoked 2 packs a day since he was 16, was never sick a day in his life, and only died at age 97 when a bull he was riding at the rodeo threw him off and gored him."2k1Toaster wrote:2013 Leaf here, charge to 100% all the time. It sits at 100% for prolonged periods of time. Some days it sits for days at 100%. Sometimes it drives from 100% charge to 90% before charging back up and so on. Other times down to 10% or less. 26K miles or so. No noticeable difference in range. Also have sticky winter tires. I abuse the car and so far it hasn't been KO'd.
Especially since we have no idea where this guys lives! We all know that heat is the biggest multiplier of any battery degradation.Stoaty wrote:This is along the lines of "My grandfather smoked 2 packs a day since he was 16, was never sick a day in his life, and only died at age 97 when a bull he was riding at the rodeo threw him off and gored him."2k1Toaster wrote:2013 Leaf here, charge to 100% all the time. It sits at 100% for prolonged periods of time. Some days it sits for days at 100%. Sometimes it drives from 100% charge to 90% before charging back up and so on. Other times down to 10% or less. 26K miles or so. No noticeable difference in range. Also have sticky winter tires. I abuse the car and so far it hasn't been KO'd.Interesting story, but not words to live by.
hyperionmark wrote:If short frequent charges were a problem then regen during braking would be destroying the battery.
how about some stats? Problem with your level of usage is you really have no way of evaluating your degradation.2k1Toaster wrote:2013 Leaf here, charge to 100% all the time. It sits at 100% for prolonged periods of time. Some days it sits for days at 100%. Sometimes it drives from 100% charge to 90% before charging back up and so on. Other times down to 10% or less. 26K miles or so. No noticeable difference in range. Also have sticky winter tires. I abuse the car and so far it hasn't been KO'd.
I believe you, but what is the reasoning? Seems like every other degradation variable is based around time and heat. This seems independent of those things. Just trying to learn more.DaveinOlyWA wrote:hyperionmark wrote:If short frequent charges were a problem then regen during braking would be destroying the battery.
It is along with jackrabbit starts... moreso than any other single factor
Not to derail this thread, but what happens when a Prii's battery pack goes bad and can it still be driven? I ask because I have a '06/'07 regular Priii(standard original NiMN pack) and I've read about people replacing the battery pack. I was just wondering if it was mandatory or just needed so the car would preform as new.2k1Toaster wrote:.... This year you see lots of 2005/2006 Prii needing packs. Last year it was 2004/2005. Some cars have 50k miles on them, others have 300k+ miles. Lithium batteries like NiMH essentially rot over time, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.