Thanks for the quick response. I am at 8K and I think mine dropped from 100% to 98.5% around 6K so it is earlier than most. But my pack voltage variation is still not too bad. I have no idea how they determine SOH. Since they keep track of age of battery, that may be a factor. When I hit 100K, my battery will be at least 10 years old.
This discussion makes me wonder what the fuel economy degradation of a gasoline engine is over the course of the first year. I have never once gotten the EPA rating from a ICE car no matter how new but I've never even thought about how much it degrades over the life of the car because there are so many variables like weather, speed, etc. But with electric cars we are able to get pretty precise data about the the health of the core parts of the vehicle. It does make me wonder if we are holding EVs to a higher standard than ICE vehicles because we typically have much more and better data to fret over. Just a thought.
I'm not so sure. The Lightning was not design to be an electric truck from the ground up. My understanding is they tried to use as many parts from the F-150 ICE as possible. If they did do a ground up design then I think there is plenty of space to fit a physically larger battery. Anyway, I've got a few years before I need to worry about a replacement so we'll see how things work out.
I have never used nor will I ever use one pedal driving. I'm on cruise control for every inch that I can be on cruise control.
For long trips I've found that the 20% to 80% range is my preference because it gives me enough range to be able to handle a sudden head wind and still make my planned charging station. I prefer to charge more often than to stretch it out unless I need more time at a charger to get more sleep. Then I'll set the one time charge limit to 95%.
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I just took my 2018 Volvo from Quantico, VA to Pikesville, MD (north of Baltimore). I got 37 mpg on the way up and 35 mpg on the way back. The car has 52,000 miles on it and it is rated for 22 city/31 highway and 25 combined. You can beat the EPA estimates in both the ICE, Hybrid and BEV vehicles if you don't drive aggressively.
Over 90% of the time I'm in cruise control at or immediately around the speed limit. I certainly don't beat it like a rented mule. I think you would find it very hard to consistently beat the EPA estimates in the Lightning without driving below the speed limit enough to become a hazard.
I realize that lots of folks think the number “95” on our east coast Interstate is the speed limit. I do 55 in a 55 zone and typically 60 in a 60 or 65 zone. I camp in the right lane or next to that lane if I am passing slower traffic and always try to move over for stopped vehicles with flashing lights on the shoulder (it’s a law in VA and MD).
