Limiting max charge level (tip)

Most EVs allow one to set the maximum charge level, say 80%. The EV will normally stop charging when it reaches that point. it then becomes a matter of some mechanism to change the maximum charge level to 100%, or maybe like my F-150 Lightning app, has a simple button to do a one-time 100% charge each time its selected.

The SE is kind of unique in that there's no way to limit the max charge, so it always charges to 100%.

 

...which is closer to 80%

 

80% of 80% is 64%, which equates to only about 72 miles of range. I'm conservative (OK, chicken) and rarely let the SOC go below 20%, so that's just 52 miles of driving! No thanks; I'll stick with the ABC plan.

 

Exactly. As part of the test of my EVSE I've been plugging in after almost every commute and it feels liberating!

 

OK, now I get it. The Electrified app seems to indicate a 11.5% low side buffer & high side buffer that varies over time. My high side buffer started at 0% (SOC H 100%) the day I bought it & has climbed to about 10% today (SOC H 90.6%). I have found that spending more time at 100% SOC will slowly rebalance the battery & leads to an increase in SOC H. It's certainly possible that there is yet more buffer that is not reported on Electrified.