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Old 01-08-2019, 06:26 AM   #169
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Originally Posted by Silverado57 View Post
There must be some information out there on batteries that have already been replaced.

I just found this. It looks like battery replace fears are unfounded.

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/23...n-jb-expected/
There's a paragraph in that report that is probably more applicable to performance enthusiasts . . . the following charging "recommendations" could be unreasonably confining.

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“Found internal imbalance in HV battery due to consistent supercharging to 100% from a low state of charge (SOC) without any rest periods in between. HV battery has been approved to be replaced. Also recommend that customer does not Supercharge on a regular basis and does not charge to 100% on a regular basis. We also recommend that the customer use scheduled charging to start charge 3 hours after end of drive at low SOC.”
Run your battery down low, don't plan on supercharging it or even recharging it normally unless you've got at least a couple hours slack in your schedule. Want to have maximum range immediately available on a regular basis . . . maybe you need to rethink that.


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