About to take delivery on mine (finally).
What are the collective wisdom of keeping it plugged in? I do know that for small consumer equipment like cell phones and laptops using Lithium Polymer cells, keeping them plugged in when they are already fully charged is not a good thing as the short cycle at high charge state reduces the total charge capacity and cells to swell. Some equipment has protection against this by reducing the total charge if it sees constantly plugged in behavior.
How does Clarity manages the battery? If I keep it plugged in after charging is completed, I would expect the charging to stop as the car has charge controller onboard. However, as the car sits, the charge will naturally drain. Would the charger in the car short cycle the battery keeping it topped off? (Bad for the cell longevity.) Or will it "cut the top" to prevent short cycling but reduces the available EV range?
For the sake of argument, let's assume that the car is used daily during the week for 25 mile commute, and it is plugged into Level 2 EVSE when parked overnight.
What are the collective wisdom of keeping it plugged in? I do know that for small consumer equipment like cell phones and laptops using Lithium Polymer cells, keeping them plugged in when they are already fully charged is not a good thing as the short cycle at high charge state reduces the total charge capacity and cells to swell. Some equipment has protection against this by reducing the total charge if it sees constantly plugged in behavior.
How does Clarity manages the battery? If I keep it plugged in after charging is completed, I would expect the charging to stop as the car has charge controller onboard. However, as the car sits, the charge will naturally drain. Would the charger in the car short cycle the battery keeping it topped off? (Bad for the cell longevity.) Or will it "cut the top" to prevent short cycling but reduces the available EV range?
For the sake of argument, let's assume that the car is used daily during the week for 25 mile commute, and it is plugged into Level 2 EVSE when parked overnight.