Frank
Established Member
Guys,
Unless you are keeping your car for a long time (i.e. past the warranty time or mileage) stop worrying about a so called charging regime. Let the BMS and the warranty do all the worrying for you.
I have had four EVS and plug them in EVERY night, I don't worry about flat 12v batteries or does my car need balancing because plugging it in EVERY night and unplugging it when I am just about to use it deals with these issues. And if the battery degrades (as it will, no matter what you do) so what, do you think an ICE car doesn't, it does, it's called wear and tear, do you think a 3/4 year old ICE gets the same range (MPG) as a new one, of course not.
So enjoy your car, plug it in EVERY night and you have the convenience of starting with a full charge every day and you won't be caught out with a sudden unexpected long journey.
Finally, unlike an ICE car that is losing its range( i.e. wearing out) it can be accompanied with more noise, vibration, unpleasant and possibly slower to drive whereas an EV with battery degradation will (in most cases) be just the same to drive as when you bought it except the range is reduced.
Regards
Frank
PS the first person in this post should definitely plug it in EVERY night.
Regards
Frank
PS I have had a MG ZS, two Konas and EV6 and every one of them was charged every night.
Unless you are keeping your car for a long time (i.e. past the warranty time or mileage) stop worrying about a so called charging regime. Let the BMS and the warranty do all the worrying for you.
I have had four EVS and plug them in EVERY night, I don't worry about flat 12v batteries or does my car need balancing because plugging it in EVERY night and unplugging it when I am just about to use it deals with these issues. And if the battery degrades (as it will, no matter what you do) so what, do you think an ICE car doesn't, it does, it's called wear and tear, do you think a 3/4 year old ICE gets the same range (MPG) as a new one, of course not.
So enjoy your car, plug it in EVERY night and you have the convenience of starting with a full charge every day and you won't be caught out with a sudden unexpected long journey.
Finally, unlike an ICE car that is losing its range( i.e. wearing out) it can be accompanied with more noise, vibration, unpleasant and possibly slower to drive whereas an EV with battery degradation will (in most cases) be just the same to drive as when you bought it except the range is reduced.
Regards
Frank
PS the first person in this post should definitely plug it in EVERY night.
Well done , Barrie. I always charge mine EVERY night regardless of SOC and my current car , an EV6 is still at 100% SOH after nearly 18000 miles.Whats the point in having an EV that you should only charge to 80% ? Should we just pay for 80% of the car then ? Okay, for those of you that only do short journeys thats fine but I need my car for work and it has to be ready to cover 250km in a day at short notice. I charge mine via a granny only to 100% every time and allow it to balance everytime. After 30k of driving in 18 months my battery SOH is still 100%. The BMS will look after your battery.
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Regards
Frank
PS I have had a MG ZS, two Konas and EV6 and every one of them was charged every night.
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