Hi all. I've been charging the battery on my 2024 Outlander PHEV to only 80 or 90% as that's what I've read is good for the battery. What the battery registers when I put it on charge is anywhere between almost zero, up to 30%.
This was the general information that I have gleaned from research, but one of the members here posted that the Mitsubishi battery has hidden charge elements, so that when we charge it to 100%, it is really only charged to 80%, and the 20% safety zone is hidden from us. They also said, likewise, it never really discharges to zero so that when it reads 0% there is still some charge left in the battery in order to protect it. It doesn't really matter to me which scenario is correct, I just need to know which scenario IS correct.
Until we get some definite information on this, I will continue charging to 80 or 90%. Occasionally, I charge it to 100% as I've also read that charging it to 100% balances the battery cells. But again, who really knows?
I would appreciate any information on this from someone who knows the correct info just to verify what I've read and what has been posted here already.
Thanks,
Dave
This was the general information that I have gleaned from research, but one of the members here posted that the Mitsubishi battery has hidden charge elements, so that when we charge it to 100%, it is really only charged to 80%, and the 20% safety zone is hidden from us. They also said, likewise, it never really discharges to zero so that when it reads 0% there is still some charge left in the battery in order to protect it. It doesn't really matter to me which scenario is correct, I just need to know which scenario IS correct.
Until we get some definite information on this, I will continue charging to 80 or 90%. Occasionally, I charge it to 100% as I've also read that charging it to 100% balances the battery cells. But again, who really knows?
I would appreciate any information on this from someone who knows the correct info just to verify what I've read and what has been posted here already.
Thanks,
Dave
