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You probably have one with a LFP battery. They have a different chemistry that is cheaper, have a lower energy density, are less powerful, don’t like cold, but
by speedgoose 3y ago
You probably have one with a LFP battery.
They have a different chemistry that is cheaper, have a lower energy density, are less powerful, don’t like cold, but that can often be charged to 100%.
The reason you need to charge it to 100% so often too is that it’s the voltage on a LFP battery is all over the place and the battery management system (BMS) has a hard time to keep track of the remaining capacity. Those system usually rely on the voltage but they can’t on this kind of battery. So charging to 100% will let the car know an accurate battery state of charge: full.
I have a model y with a classic LG lithium battery and I almost never charge to 100% and the car is discouraging charging that high in its user interface.
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