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> It starts at the top of a mountain with a “100%” (actually 90% according to reverse engineering) battery (a tesla couldn’t regen in that situation, the bmw ca

> It starts at the top of a mountain with a “100%” (actually 90% according to reverse engineering) battery (a tesla couldn’t regen in that situation, the bmw can). Ah so BMW advertises (and charges to I assume?) 10% less capacity than actual, which both reduces wear and allows regen even on full battery? That's actually pretty cool. They're effectively sacrificing marketing for user experience.

viraptor 2y ago
It's not that great for a solution. You can set the 90% in other cars too. With the extra benefit of being able to use 100% when you occasionally want to.
- masklinn 2y ago
  > You can set the 90% in other cars too. That has to be an option, which you need to know exists, and actively use. Hell, bmw could expose that exact same setting the other way around, and maybe they do. But defaults are important, and from a UX perspective I think they have the better one.
  - viraptor 2y ago
    90% can be the default too. My point is that making that behaviour enforced and hidden is not a great from the UX pov
    - masklinn 2y ago
      That’s not a point, just an opinion.
r00fus 2y ago
My "compliance car" cheapo Ford Focus EV had about 5% over-provisioning. It realistically got its range estimate for the past 7 years except in winter which reduced the range about 20%. It's starting to lose range now on year 8. Many non-Teslas are also over-provisioned (my 2nd EV is as well based on YT testing videos).