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Originally Posted by LATB
I did not know that. Seems odd.
Ford didn't tell me to not fill the fuel tank in my truck 100%.  |
They are ASKING you to do that, not forcing you to do that. I have 150k miles warranty on my battery and motors. Even if I charge to 100% every single day, the battery will still be covered for 8 years or 150k miles.
The difference may be that if I charge to 100% every day, I will be at 75 - 80% of the original range after 8 years/150k miles if I charge to 100% every day while I'd probably still get 90% of the original range if I would rarely charge to 100%. It just increases degradation.. Most of Tesla degradation happens in the first year (3 - 5% and then, it slows down to about 1/2% to 1% per year. If you take care of your battery, it's more like 1/2 % of range loss per year.. Not a whole lot, especially if you change cars every couple of years like I do.