Stored for weeks: no issues, no worries...

[hturnerfamily]

Just came back from the LIGHTNING being in the carport since May 30th.


Sitting still, and still @ 100% since parked....but nobody to play with. Quiet. Alone.
But, thankfully, shade all day....and night.

Truck responded instantly.
Truck turned on immediately.
Truck still remembered to ask me to remain in 'Sport Mode'....thanks : )
Truck took off like Lightning...

no issues.

no 12v battery concerns.

no worries.

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[FirstF150InCasco]

I leave mine weeks at a time in condo garage with no problems.

 

[lightspeed]

Just came back from the LIGHTNING being in the carport since May 30th.


Sitting still, and still @ 100% since parked....but nobody to play with. Quiet. Alone.
But, thankfully, shade all day....and night.

Truck responded instantly.
Truck turned on immediately.
Truck still remembered to ask me to remain in 'Sport Mode'....thanks : )
Truck took off like Lightning...

no issues.

no 12v battery concerns.

no worries.

That's great. But you should rarely charge to 100% and definitely shouldn't store it at 100% if you want to treat your battery well. Best long term storage is around 50%.

 

[hturnerfamily]

please don't PREACH to me, or everyone, about how they should 'charge'... I've been doing this a LONG LONG time, and with 43,000 miles on my Lightning, and just driving another 300+ miles today, I don't need the advice.

 

[Gimme_my_MME]

 

[mr.Magoo]

please don't PREACH to me, or everyone

 

[Sedawk]

That's great. But you should rarely charge to 100% and definitely shouldn't store it at 100% if you want to treat your battery well. Best long term storage is around 50%.

This is great advice. Even lower SOCs in the summer. Sure - if you want to have 75% battery health in 10 years - do what OP does. However, if you plan to keep your truck a long time and/or just want to adhere to smart battery management so the next owner has a healthy battery - then follow lightspeed's good advice.

 

[Philipa902]

What country is this in that a 12 year old gets to own and drive a lightning?

 

[Jim Lewis]

please don't PREACH to me, or everyone, ... I don't need the advice

Although you have the hubris to say that commenters shouldn't advise anyone else either, maybe the commenters just want to suggest others don't follow your example... I think as they say about online forums in general, don't offer an opinion or recipe online unless you're ready to get contrary advice.

 

[Grumpy2]

There are many articles about companies working to develop software to determine the true SOH of auto batteries for secondary use. When that tool comes along, some trucks might have lower value than others...

 

[Maxx]

I on the other hand am always looking for advice. I am pretty sure this has been discussed but I can't find it. Does it make any difference if the truck is plugged in or not in hot weather? Does it keep the battery cooler plugged in? Does the cooling system come on more frequently with lower threshold?

Going out of town for a week and leaving the truck in the driveway when it will get hot (by our standards). I have heard 30% SOC is preferred and will leave it there but I don't want to plug it in if it does not make any difference.

Preach away.

 

[TheBigBezo]

Maybe OP is on to something, we just beat our batteries like it owes us money so we can get a warranty replacement pack before the warranty ends. That's some high IQ thinking.

 

[OMO7]

I feel like there's a non 0% possibility that the only reason OP made this post was to yell at the first person to tell him not to charge to 100%.

 

[TaxmanHog]

I on the other hand am always looking for advice. I am pretty sure this has been discussed but I can't find it. Does it make any difference if the truck is plugged in or not in hot weather? Does it keep the battery cooler plugged in? Does the cooling system come on more frequently with lower threshold?

Going out of town for a week and leaving the truck in the driveway when it will get hot (by our standards). I have heard 30% SOC is preferred and will leave it there but I don't want to plug it in if it does not make any difference.

Preach away.

A couple folks in the deep south west with high's in the 90's to low 100's have pointed out that the Lightning does kick on the chiller to moderate pack temperatures while plugged in.

I suspect a narrow TOU time frame such as 1 hour a day to suppress excessive charging from your 30% to the trucks minimum floor of 50% will also prevent the conditioning aspect outside that one hour.

HOT condition, getting the SOC to ~50%, then plug it in and let the energy available time frame be all day if possible, or the maximum your TOU schedule will allow.

COLD conditions, 30% and pull the 12V cable if long term storage.

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