3 Common Mistakes That May Harm Your EV Battery - Engineering Explained

[Zprime29]

So, is there a way to set my Fordpass app to always charge to 75 percent? In the app, the options are 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, and 100 percent settings. I want 75 percent but I have it set to 70.

Huh, never tried to set below 80 yet. What about in the truck?

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[TaxmanHog]

So, is there a way to set my Fordpass app to always charge to 75 percent? In the app, the options are 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, and 100 percent settings. I want 75 percent but I have it set to 70.

I think this was limited by the granularity of the touch zones on a standard mobile device and the typical finger, they could continue with the 5% graduations but my sausages wouldn't cope without the aid of stylus.

 

[Lightning Rod]

Huh, never tried to set below 80 yet. What about in the truck?

I tried it in the truck, and it works... for only one time. It's only a One-Time option in the truck.

 

[TaxmanHog]

I tried it in the truck, and it works... for only one time. It's only a One-Time option in the truck.

Try editing your location based charging profile.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Try editing your location based charging profile.

I just tested my location based home profile, the increments are limited in the exact same way as the Fordpass app.

 

[Zprime29]

I just tested my location based home profile, the increments are limited in the exact same way as the Fordpass app.

Well that's annoying...but at least it seems like something Ford *should* be able to update via an OTA. Which in itself is an annoying thought given the slow roll of OTAs.

 

[wighty]

When looking at these charts remember they fully cycled the batteries at a 1C rate. In use, we never achieve these rates.

Just to be clear, 1C for SR would be ~107kw and ER ~143kw? Our batteries actually cycle through those rates quite a bit during day to day driving... granted most of it is pretty short lived, but maintaining speed (particularly at highway speeds) can still be 50-100kw (off the top of my head).

I bought the OBD Link EX about a year and a half ago and I've never used it. Is mine outdated, or can it do what the newer OBD scan tools can do?

I also wonder if I can clear a code that pops up upon every start. After getting a dashcam installed, a message "SERVICE CHARGING SYSTEM SOON" pops up and it goes away after I hit OK on the steering wheel. I'm hoping my scan tool can clear that code.

Sorry for the delay, there really isn't much advancement with OBDII connectors. Your OBD Link EX should be fine.

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