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Originally Posted by NordicX3
Thanks. This was very interesting reading! Related to the capacity/buffer, the IX 40 that I have has a 76.6kWh battery whereof 71kWh is usable. I assume the difference is the extra capacity which allows for the regen at 98-100%? For the iX 50 the corresponding figures are 111.5 kWh and 105.2 kWh.
But based on what you saying is that is the number of charging also taking down the battery life? Or is it still better to charge up to, say 65-70% every day rather than 80-85% every other day? Maybe a stupid question but a bit curious about what to prioritize etc.
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Probably better to charge a bit higher and limit your number of charges. But at that difference, you're probably splitting hairs. Charge cycles do count, but also time sat charged also counts. Hence the reason that charging to 100 isn't inherently bad, it's the amount of time the batteries sit at 100 that's not good.
And in all honesty, unless you keep the vehicle greater than 5 years, with the amount of buffer this battery has, you're not likely to see much degradation in range.
Sitting at 100% and excessive DC Fast charging is what's hard on the batteries.