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Just got 2024 Sportage PHEV Prestige
I don’t think you need to worry about the 100% charging for PHEVs. I think that’s only a concern for EVs w/much bigger batteries. And I also don’t think you need to worry about small/short charges.
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Stevo I appreciate your answer and I would love for this to be the case. Do you have any references or resources that document this?I don’t think you need to worry about the 100% charging for PHEVs. I think that’s only a concern for EVs w/much bigger batteries. And I also don’t think you need to worry about small/short charges.
I would like to plug it in each night when I'm home regardless of the level used during the day and have a fresh start for the next day.
I charge both my EV6 and Sportage PHEV to 100 every day. The 80% rule came about when EV's were new and you could harm the battery. With today's BMS's and the buffers built in (100% is not 100%, 0% is not 0%) you won't hurt it. Even my EV6 manual says nothing about what percent to charge except to say to charge it to 100% at LEAST once a month. If anything above 80 would hurt the battery, Kia would have it written everywhere in the owners manual because it would cost them a ton to replace everybody's batteries with the 10 year warranty on it.
Thanks for that info. I agree with what you are thinking with the ability to charge back up to 100% ( and that there is built in buffer). I wish Kia would explicitly say, "you can charge to 100% nightly". But I guess that is inferred if they do not warn against it and they guarantee the batteries for 10 years.I charge both my EV6 and Sportage PHEV to 100 every day. The 80% rule came about when EV's were new and you could harm the battery. With today's BMS's and the buffers built in (100% is not 100%, 0% is not 0%) you won't hurt it. Even my EV6 manual says nothing about what percent to charge except to say to charge it to 100% at LEAST once a month. If anything above 80 would hurt the battery, Kia would have it written everywhere in the owners manual because it would cost them a ton to replace everybody's batteries with the 10 year warranty on it.