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Question about real battery capacity, charging to “100%” (notice the quotes)

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I use to use only the information in Ford Pass and keep track in Excel, but I found it not very accurate and at times kind of misleading since the miles added does not agree with the actual miles driven. I switched to using the actual mileage on the truck and only the kwh charged to track from now on. I use the "https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/electric-car-energy-cost" calculate my mpk and use the 1 mi/kWh = 33.705 MPGe to to compare to what I get in old mpg Oil pumpers using MPGe = mi/kWh × 33.705. I record after every charge. I am averaging 76.56 MPGE. I am tickled to death I get to drive a 4wd truck at like the cost of maybe a motorcycle? I don't what gets 76 mpg out there now.
 

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Once upon a time I had a ‘62 VW Bug. It had a 10 gallon tank. Would go forever on a fill up. One day I ran the needle below reserve. Pulled into the gas station. Put 10 gallons in it (to a couple of inches below the fill tube).

I sensed I’d entered a space-time portal where only String Theory and Schrödinger's Cat knew WTF was going on. The LT exhibits the same behavior.
This is the best, i literally laughed out loud! Lol
 

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General charging is recommended to maintain 20%-80%, charging to 100% easy to damage the battery. It is easy to charge 100% using DC charging, so I generally use a level 2 charger, and I can make an appointment to charge about 80% in a few hours.
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