What do you guys charge to at home (L2)

[Brons2]

I know a lot of people say 80% with EVs but I've been doing 85% to get a few more miles since we have the AWD standard battery. Right now for example it's sitting full at 85% with 194 miles range stated on FordPass.

Is it really going to degrade the battery noticeably more over time going to 85% over 80%? I think the "80%" number is oddly specific and a little more won't hurt. But I don't really base that on anything that I've seen or read, rather, just want a little more range.

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[markboris]

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/best-percentage-charge-at-home-for-battery-life.27018/

This is one of several threads about this topic.

 

[Space_Pony]

The manual recommends 90%.

 

[rainystateguy]

As Space_Pony says, the manual for the MME recommends 90%. Each manufacturer bases their recommendation based on the amount of reserve capacity designed into the battery. My Chevy Bolt recommended charging to 80%. Ford recommends 90% for the MME. That is what I usually charge to. If I am taking a trip I will start out on the first leg of the trip charged to 100%, and then while using DCFC stations I will charge no higher than 80% due to how much slower charging gets after 80%.

 

[tbrumleve]

90% as Ford recommends. 100% only when I really need it.

 

[DugthePug Dad]

90%

 

[AliRafiee]

Doesn’t the SR Premium come with an LFP?
I thought the LFP was on to charge to 100% everyday.

 

[Brons2]

Doesn’t the SR Premium come with an LFP?
I thought the LFP was on to charge to 100% everyday.

Yes it does come with LFP.

Charging to 100% is useless though, it will be down to 96% before you even leave the driveway. Or in one case where I charged to 100% at work on a ChargePoint charger, it was down to 96% before I was out of the parking garage.

 

[PilotMark]

My Samsung phone gives me the option to save the battery and only charge to 80%. It's a lithium ion battery thing. It likes the 20 to 80% range.
At home I charge to 70% unless going long distance then as much as I need or 100%

 

[RickMachE]

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/best-percentage-charge-at-home-for-battery-life.27018/

This is one of several threads about this topic.

Several? ? ? ? ? ? ?

 

[Vulnox]

We do 80% daily and 100% for trips.

Could probably do 50 or 60% since the car has rarely seen below 30%, but it's nice to just have that buffer in case we have an extended power outage or unexpected longer day trip.

 

[HuntingPudel]

Due to the upper and lower buffers in the battery, 85% indicated is very close to 80% of actual battery capacity. ??

 

[RickMachE]

Yes it does come with LFP.

Charging to 100% is useless though, it will be down to 96% before you even leave the driveway. Or in one case where I charged to 100% at work on a ChargePoint charger, it was down to 96% before I was out of the parking garage.

Useless?

Have you read your manual? It provides specific instructions for charging the LFP battery.

 

[ToOldForThis]

I charge to 85% at home.

 

[AliRafiee]

We do 80% daily and 100% for trips.

Could probably do 50 or 60% since the car has rarely seen below 30%, but it's nice to just have that buffer in case we have an extended power outage or unexpected longer day trip.

I charge to 85% at home.

Charging the MME to 90% is like charging your phone to 80%.
They left 10% unusable, meaning even at 100% displayed, it is only about 90% actual.

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