So only charge it to 80%. Why is that a concern?
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woefkardoes@lemmy.world 6 months agoLithium batteries dont like being stored fully charged they will degrade over time.
LrdThndr@lemmy.world 6 months ago
woefkardoes@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Or you could just use all of the space for a sodium battery and fully charge it as it won’t need long term storage in that state.
violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
You’re right. Forgot about that. Shoot.
Nomecks@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
This is a solved problem. Most EVs won’t let you charge it to the actual 100% level.
Patch@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Exactly. Really, “fully charged” should just be conceptualised as being at a sensible safe point, with the acknowledgement that it’s possible to “overcharge” the batteries to an even higher level, chemically speaking, but that all sensible devices don’t let you do this.