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Long distance travel charging recommended procedure

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I often travel from home to my holiday/weekend house and do a 320/330 km trip without charging during the trip.

I used to charge at home to 100% on my 2018 100D X and had about 5% charge upon arrival.
I currently have a 2019 X Raven and charge to 90% before leaving and get about the same 5% charge when i arrive.

I sometimes wonder what should be better for my X Raven battery in the long run.
Charge to 100% and arrive with more that 10% (i would say 15% or more) or keep charging to 90% and arrive with about 5%?

I usually start charging as soon as i get to my destination.

What's your take on this?
 
Thanks everyone.

Yes, my indecision is about what, in theory, should be better for the battery?
To top it up to 100% (even if for a short time) every time i make that long trip or not to top it up (only to 90% or, say, 95%), but deplete more energy and arrive with less %....

Maybe i'll settle with the salomonic decision of charging to 95% (or 97%?), so i don't have to always make calculations about my departing schedule.
 
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