EVDRIVER
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AmarilloLeaf said:Funny, at my house we DON'T plug in every night to put less stress on the batteries.
If I only drive 7 - 10 miles in a day, I don't bother to plug in unless I expect a lot of driving the next day.
Fewer charge cycles, and it doesn't hurt at all to leave the batteries at 65-70%.
Plus I normally charge to 80% instead of 100%.
I've got 2100 miles on the odometer now.... However, if I had a 200 mile range version available, I would probably buy it. It would open up a few more trips a year for me. It probably would not make sense economically, but it might allow me to ditch one ICE car that I keep on hand for longer trips.
Technically speaking you are not getting fewer charge cycles, only charging with less frequency as charge cycles are cumulative.