I have heard that leaving a Tesla battery at low state of charge for long periods of time will permanently damage the battery (similar to high state of charge), but I have also heard the opposite, that there's no harm to the battery itself at low state of charge, just a convenience issue due to the fact that it might temporarily drop even lower than you left it at due to cold temperatures (for example if parking a car with 10% remaining battery in Boston in the winter, it might be at 8% when you are ready to drive again), or due to phantom drain.
The Tesla manual tells you not lo leave your car below 20% state of charge for long periods, but does not state why (it may be just the convenience factor listed above, not permanent degradation). I've seen some studies showing no degradation at low state of charge but for all I know there could be other studies stating the opposite.
I know that low state of charge implies a large depth of discharge cycle once if you charge it up to 80, which I know is not good for the battery, but is the low state of charge during storage itself actually a problem?
Just curious if there's any consensus on this.
The Tesla manual tells you not lo leave your car below 20% state of charge for long periods, but does not state why (it may be just the convenience factor listed above, not permanent degradation). I've seen some studies showing no degradation at low state of charge but for all I know there could be other studies stating the opposite.
I know that low state of charge implies a large depth of discharge cycle once if you charge it up to 80, which I know is not good for the battery, but is the low state of charge during storage itself actually a problem?
Just curious if there's any consensus on this.