Daily charging / topping up the battery before certain depth of discharge should be killing your battery.
At least according to this sheet - source: The Secret Life Of An EV Battery, Cleantechnica.com
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I added the last 2 columns just for clarity's sake.
So according to this sheet the best case scenario (battery wise) is 75% - 25%.
The case 75%-65% (small commute, topping up the battery every day) is actually horrible for the battery life.
So I'm puzzled. The general consensus is "a plugged in Tesla is a happy Tesla".
But what if the above conclusion is correct?
At least according to this sheet - source: The Secret Life Of An EV Battery, Cleantechnica.com
IMG
I added the last 2 columns just for clarity's sake.
So according to this sheet the best case scenario (battery wise) is 75% - 25%.
The case 75%-65% (small commute, topping up the battery every day) is actually horrible for the battery life.
So I'm puzzled. The general consensus is "a plugged in Tesla is a happy Tesla".
But what if the above conclusion is correct?