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Old 06-16-2017, 11:19 AM   #17
JamieGeek
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Originally Posted by gmc
EV manufacturers have a ton of circuitry/logic to manage the pack. They don't fully charge (at least the manufacturers I am aware of) or discharge the batteries - taking the cautious conservative approach to extend battery life overall.

Our power would be far less than an EV - but the same principles still apply (as they do to laptops as well...)
Yeah a good rule of thumb for EVs is that they leave about 5-10% at the top and bottom. Some are more conservative than others (I believe the Volt leaves the most at the top and bottom--probably why so many Volt owners report the battery holding up well after many years).

My old Focus Electric also left quite a bit in the battery (of the 23kWh battery, only about 18kWh was usable).
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