Goodbar
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I've gleaned several useful tips on this board since we bought our Leaf a couple months ago. I gather that there have been changes to the Li-Ion cell chemistry over time as well as a capacity increase in 2016. Is there consensus on best practices for maximizing battery health and longevity for the 2016-17 30 kWh battery? A lot of what I've read appears to deal with the early cars and it's hard to tell what applies.
The main things I've picked up (which appear to be common to all Li-Ion batteries) are:
I read that earlier Leafs could be set to stop charging at 80%, but that the option was removed for later MYs. Is that a worthwhile practice for the 30 kWh pack? On days where we don't do much driving (5-25 miles), it's easy to keep the battery between 50% and 80%.
I live in Metro D.C. where the weather is usually not extreme.
Thanks for any input.
The main things I've picked up (which appear to be common to all Li-Ion batteries) are:
- Avoid SoC extremes, especially sitting at ~100% in high ambient temps
- Minimize DC fast charging
- Keep the cabin cool using A/C and/or parking in the shade because the battery is air cooled
I read that earlier Leafs could be set to stop charging at 80%, but that the option was removed for later MYs. Is that a worthwhile practice for the 30 kWh pack? On days where we don't do much driving (5-25 miles), it's easy to keep the battery between 50% and 80%.
I live in Metro D.C. where the weather is usually not extreme.
Thanks for any input.