What are the best ways to extend your electric vehicle's battery life?

To extend your electric vehicle's battery life, maintain a charge level between 20% and 80%, moderate the temperature (20°C to 25°C), limit fast charging, and charge at moderate rates. Keep software up to date, use balanced charging, and avoid prolonged storage at high states of charge. Practice gentle driving habits, follow the manufacturer's maintenance schedule, and utilize regenerative braking. Monitoring battery health allows timely intervention for optimal longevity and efficiency.

O ideal é criar o hábito de no mínimo uma vez por semana calibrar os pneus, pois além de aumentar o consumo de combustível e diminuir o alcance da bateria, um pneu murcho ter um desgaste maior, o que também diminui a vida útil desses componentes. Dica: - Calibrar uma vez por semana ou a cada 15 dias. - Ao sinal de perda acentuada de libras em algum pneu durante uma calibragem e outra, levar para revisar.

A key difference between an EV and a traditional "ICE" car, is that speed will really have an impact on your range. In an ICE car, the difference between 60 and 70 mph will be negligible in terms of fuel consumption, but in an EV this will significantly decrease your range. You might find yourself learning to love traffic congestion - being forced to slow down while killing your journey time will, at least, extend your range!

I don't this is discussed enough. In addition to the already highlighted points, maximize opportunities for the vehicle to convert motion to recharge. Regenerative braking is of course huge but many drivers just use that to minimize the use of friction brakes. Instead, drivers should anticipate traffic and terrain ahead to add energy back to the battery system. Most cruise control systems are optimized to maintain a certain speed and a safe distance from the vehicle ahead. IMO, this reduces MPKWH. What is needed is a smarter cruise control system that also optimizes energy consumption as described above.

When really struggling to make it to the next charge, turning off the aircon or heaters can make a big difference - if you're really trying to save power in winter, for example, you can always wear warmer clothes!

In my experience, cold weather has a massive impact on range, so you need to factor this into your planning. While I might get 250 miles from a charge in summer, in winter this is likely to be under 200 miles (and, possibly, a lot under).

You don’t always have to charge to 100% before you leave a DC fast charger. It’s actually better to cut off at 80% or lower provided you have enough juice to get to the next DC charger or your destination. Most people assume DC charging is linear because of their AC experience at home or work and learn the hard way when on a road trip. The goal is to minimise the time halting at a DC charging station and find more AC charging stations at your destination where your car is idling anyway.

It's very easy to get completely obsessed with battery life and range, to the detriment of actually enjoying the drive. If you know you're going to struggle to get to your destination or are concerned about the cost of charging, then this article has good advice. On the other hand, for the sake of a few extra miles, don't ruin the driving experience by making yourself freeze in a cold car, or driving at 40 just to eke out some range.