ELECTRICVEHICLE-BATTERIESBatteryStorage
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BATTERYSTORAGE
DEEP-DISCHARGE
Neverdischargebatteriestothepointthevehiclewillnolongeroperate.Thiswillconsiderablyshortenthecyclelifeof
thebatteries,andmaypermanentlydamagethebatteries.Itispossiblethebatterieswillnotacceptachargeiftheyare
completelydischarged.Thedeeperthedischarge,theharderitisonthebatteries.Forthisreason,itisrecommended
thatelectricvehiclebatteriesbechargedaftereachuse(providedthechargecyclewillnotbeinterruptedandthe
chargerwillbeallowedtoshutoffautomatically).Placingthebatteriesonchargeaftereachusereducesthedepthof
dischargeandprolongsbatterylife.
EARLYEXCESSIVEDISCHARGING
Whenvehiclebatteriesarenew,theydonotreachtheirfullcapacityuntiltheyhavebeendischargedandrecharged
50to70times.Iftheyareexcessivelydischargedearlyintheirlife,theireffectiveservicelifewillbeshortened.It
isadvisabletolimittheuseofanyvehiclewithnewbatteriesforatleasttherstfourweeksandthengradually
increasetheirrange.
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