This is hypothetical, just interested in your response to this idea.
We talk about battery capacity, loss over time, checking Max Kappa on the hidden menu, etc.
What would you think about EVs (not specifically the i3) adjusting their displayed SOC downward to account for this degradation in capacity?
Rather than the owner doing mental tricks to figure out what their battery health is, there would simply be a tick mark on the charge bar.
Car is 3 years old and the battery has lost 10% of its capacity? SOC only displays 90% when fully charged. Battery approaching 70%? Then so is the max SOC.
On my 94Ah battery, I know I can drive roughly 1.1-1.2 miles per percent SOC. Using this method I'm suggesting, as the battery ages, I would never have to make an adjustment to that miles per percent figure.
It might be a downer to no longer have your older EV hit 100%, but it feels more honest and transparent.
We talk about battery capacity, loss over time, checking Max Kappa on the hidden menu, etc.
What would you think about EVs (not specifically the i3) adjusting their displayed SOC downward to account for this degradation in capacity?
Rather than the owner doing mental tricks to figure out what their battery health is, there would simply be a tick mark on the charge bar.
Car is 3 years old and the battery has lost 10% of its capacity? SOC only displays 90% when fully charged. Battery approaching 70%? Then so is the max SOC.
On my 94Ah battery, I know I can drive roughly 1.1-1.2 miles per percent SOC. Using this method I'm suggesting, as the battery ages, I would never have to make an adjustment to that miles per percent figure.
It might be a downer to no longer have your older EV hit 100%, but it feels more honest and transparent.