My current employer is moving offices quite a distance. I am debating or not staying with the company based on a number of factors. One thing is due to the distance, in order to make it to the new office and back 2 days a week, I would need to charge the car to 100% especially in the winter (I am in southern Ontario) as the office does not have a charger to use.
The office is already a really significant distance from my house and I don’t want to spend an already 2 hour commute stopping at a charger on the way home.
So my real question is, is it really bad to charge to 100% twice a week or will the degradation on my battery start to worsen quicker?
I charge to 100 all the time. It’s not a true 100 anyway
Exactly. Every car has a buffer, you never really charge any EV to 100%
Sorry. Probably not true. I’m willing to bet the buffer on all EV’s is at the bottom and not the top. I can’t think of a single reason why having a buffer at the top is a good idea
If you look at Bjorn’s tests it’s clear there is a top buffer. It even tells you what that buffer is in %. The Kona has it at 3.5% for ex