When you own an electric vehicle, you want to make sure that you’re making the most of the opportunities the vehicle offers you every day. This means treating the battery right and making the most of any potential limitations the battery has. Learn more about how to make the most of your vehicle’s batteries below:
Complete full charges
One of the biggest risks to the health of a battery is instances of partial charging. In the event that you only charge your battery up part of the way, you risk degrading it sooner. This means that your battery holds less charge, and has a lower capacity going forward. To remedy this, make sure that whenever you charge your batteries, you do so to 100%. This keeps your battery as healthy as possible and means that you keep your capacity as high as you can for future charges and keep driving for as long as you need.
Use the car regularly
As with any battery, if you don’t use your car for an extended period of time, it may begin to experience health issues. This is a very easily remedied issue, with a very short drive changing its state of charge enough to keep the battery active. If you work from home and your car sits on your driveway a lot, make sure you’re regularly taking a short drive to exercise the battery.
Use a dedicated home charger
Although a dedicated home charger is not as fast at charging the battery as a “rapid charger”, it is much better for your vehicle. You can charge your vehicle overnight and keep the battery in the best condition possible. This avoids the harm a rapid charger does to a battery over an extended period of time, and makes sure that you still have a fully charged battery the next day.
Try Lifeline Batteries
If you’re interested in RV batteries and batteries for electric vehicles, get in touch with Lifeline Batteries. We offer high-quality batteries for your vehicle and can keep you on the road for years to come.