Charging more than 80% regularly?

[steve.panse]

I’ve settled on 85% daily for now…while I’d like to run a lower SOC for battery life I miss the top end power output when it drops below 70% or so.

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[zvez]

I charge to 90% nightly after Ford changed their recommendations.

interesting, I thought ford recommended 90% from day one. I know I got my mach e may 21 and it was 90% then (80% for dc fast chargers)

 

[Auto Motive]

Hello everyone. Just got my 2023 space white Mach E GT AWD. I love it!! Just wondering if anybody is charging it more than 80% on the regular. Thanks.

No. Sticking with 80 pct and its working out since I only charge twice a month. If taking a trip will do 100%. Wifes model why gives 90% with 312 miles which is good for three weeks or more.

 

[hybrid2bev]

interesting, I thought ford recommended 90% from day one. I know I got my mach e may 21 and it was 90% then (80% for dc fast chargers)

For my 21 Job 1 Ford never recommended a specific charge level that we should charge to. They documented a maximum for daily use. People keep saying Ford recommends 90% for daily use but that’s not what it says. It says no more than 90%. Could be anything less than 90%.

 

[agdad]

I also charge to 90% and to 100% every 2 months or so

 

[Space_Pony]

For my 21 Job 1 Ford never recommended a specific charge level that we should charge to. They documented a maximum for daily use. People keep saying Ford recommends 90% for daily use but that’s not what it says. It says no more than 90%. Could be anything less than 90%.

I set my MME to stop charging at 90% and charge it a couple of nights/week based on what the manual states. I guess I'm doing it wrong.

 

[leeman]

I I charge to 100% but not every time usually when I'm at home I would never charge to 100% on a fast charger at 10 not to use it all too much heat.

 

[HuntingPudel]

The inaccessible buffers on the battery take up space at the top and bottom ends of State of Charge. I charge to 85% indicated, which is approximately 80% actual capacity. 90% indicated is about 84% actual, which won’t hurt the battery. ??

 

[SinaiKD]

80% is more than enough for my work days. I do charge every day. When I have over 100 miles, i fully charge to 100%, one to two times per month. I use a ChargePointe direct wired to my breaker panel. Keep the Ford in the car for road trips.

 

[RickMachE]

For my 21 Job 1 Ford never recommended a specific charge level that we should charge to. They documented a maximum for daily use. People keep saying Ford recommends 90% for daily use but that’s not what it says. It says no more than 90%. Could be anything less than 90%.

Pretty clearly says "setting the maximum state of charge to 90%". I don't see "no more".

 

[MellowJohnny]

Pretty clearly says "setting the maximum state of charge to 90%". I don't see "no more".

Beat me to it, as usual Rick

I charge to 90% every day, assuming I’m home with less than about 75% SoC. Also depends on what I’m up to the next day.

 

[RickMachE]

 

[hybrid2bev]

Pretty clearly says "setting the maximum state of charge to 90%". I don't see "no more".

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Maximum means at the most, no more.

But my point is that people are saying ’Ford recommends charging to 90%’ and Ford doesn’t say that. Ford doesn’t say ‘you SHOULD charge all the way to 90% daily’. What we should say is that Ford recommends limiting charging to a maximum of 90% for daily use.

When Ford says you should limit your daily charge to at most (maximum) 90%, Ford is setting the recommended daily upper boundary. They don’t define the daily lower boundary. Though the minimum setting in the charge menu seems to be 50%. So I guess one could interpret that to mean if charging go to somewhere between 50% and 90%.

 

[zvez]

For my 21 Job 1 Ford never recommended a specific charge level that we should charge to. They documented a maximum for daily use. People keep saying Ford recommends 90% for daily use but that’s not what it says. It says no more than 90%. Could be anything less than 90%.

manual quote a threshold for ac charging however on their FAQ at least since I got my car in may 21 it does.

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"WHAT CHARGE LEVEL SHOULD I SET MY VEHICLE TO?
For most Ford electric vehicles, the recommended charge level is 90%. Avoid charging to 100% when you don’t need that range, though 100% charge is recommended before beginning a longer trip."


https://www.ford.com/mustang/ev-cha...LEVEL SHOULD I,before beginning a longer trip.

 

[RickMachE]

Upper limit.

"Setting the" upper limit" to 90%.

On the Lightning, they set the default for DC fast charging to 90%, not 80%.

In some manuals, Ford says "less than 100%".

They also recommend leaving your vehicle plugged in.

People in general will never read manuals. They aren't going to follow a decision tree. They want simple. They want to be told what to do.

Charge to 90%, plugging in your vehicle every day.

Simple.

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