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Commercial electric vehicles (EVs) are evolving, and charging patterns observed are not always aligned with conventional practices of maintaining battery health, as many participants charged their vehicles to 100%.
Battery Chemistry and Charging Habits
Contrary to expectations, the electric trucks observed showed minimal adherence to the conventional approach of limiting regular daily charge to 80% state of charge (SOC). A notable observation was that while Tesla Semi trucks often ran down to a single-digit SOC, both Freightliner and Volvo also frequently approached full charge.