If you could change the way you charge an EV to save 20 percent more battery life, would you? How long those expensive batteries will last is something many buyers and potential buyers ponder. For some, it is as much of a concern as is range. The truth is most EVs give many years of a satisfactory life for owners. But Stanford University chose to find a way to increase battery life based on some findings it discovered.
What did Stanford discover about EV batteries?
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It studied lithium-ion batteries to see how they were made, charged and discharged. Also looked at was how much juice they could discharge before the batteries fried. It found a way to charge them differently to increase service without changing anything about the battery pack itself.
Stanford discovered that single…