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To: Paul R.

“Yes, but fast charging decreases battery life”

What is ‘too fast’?


156 posted on 02/17/2021 9:10:52 AM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: TexasGator
According to Tesla:

Charging faster than about C/2 (two hour charge) can reduce the cell's life.

This is old info., but correlates well with practical experience. The whole article is quite good. Note the recommendation to charge to only 50% when feasible:

https://www.tesla.com/blog/bit-about-batteries

Even with conservative use:

If, for example, you drive 10,000 miles per year at the end of five years you will have around 70 percent of the energy storage capacity of when new

To be fair, ICE engines degrade with time too, esp. if maintenance is not good. But with good maintenance I've not seen any ICE of mine (starting with my old CRX) decrease by 70% in even 100k miles.

163 posted on 02/17/2021 1:43:55 PM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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