The electric cars lose their practical usefulness that way. But the so-called LFP batteries do best at a level of 25 percent current, researchers say.
There is a clear correlation between the charge level itself and the rate at which the capacity of a so-called iron phosphate battery (LFP batteries, ed.) decreases.
Researcher Eniko S. Zsoldos writes this in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society .
Specifically, the researcher writes that the LFP batteries are damaged if they are left for too long with too much current on them.
Instead, the ideal current level in the LFP batteries is between 0 and 25 percent current. But then, as the researcher also acknowledges, the electric car loses its practical utility.
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For the same reason, Eniko S. Zsoldo advises motorists who own electric cars with LFP batteries not to charge the batteries to more than 80 percent current. Although a 100 percent charge may actually work.
However, a fully charged LFP battery is a good idea occasionally, for example in connection with longer journeys. If cars are to be parked for a long time, it is a good idea to keep the voltage on the battery below 25 percent to avoid damage.
The prospect of having to deal with a car whose range will never be higher than a quarter of the official figure is hardly appealing to many. Already next year, however, there may be a rescue on the way for motorists.
A cheap Chinese brand has promised to send the so-called solid state batteries, which among others Toyota has been talking about for years, on the street as early as 2025. Conversely, a brand like Nissan believes that it can be done in 2028. Read more about this.
On the other hand, BMW believes that electric cars with a cable are far from being the optimal solution. That is why you are now getting Toyota's help to send a hydrogen car onto the street. According to the plan, this will also happen in 2028.
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