Mini Electric Hatch charge limit

[657auditnational]

Anyone else frustrated by the lack of a charge limit setting on the Mini Electric Hatch? The manual says to keep the battery between 10-80% for optimal life, but Mini says tough luck, no such feature. This seems like a dodgy way to dodge warranty claims later on. What are you guys doing to manage your battery health?

 

[lolo_sir]

I always charge mine up to 100%. That way I don't get range anxiety. I just make sure not to leave it plugged in for too long and keep the battery level above 20%

 

[Zeke]

It seems like charging to 100% isn't bad, but it's best to avoid leaving the battery full for too long. Mini's departure time thing can help with this. While it's a bit annoying to change the time all the time, it's a good way to make the battery last longer.

 

[Travel$quad14]

Anyone else frustrated by the lack of a charge limit setting on the Mini Electric Hatch? The manual says to keep the battery between 10-80% for optimal life, but Mini says tough luck, no such feature. This seems like a dodgy way to dodge warranty claims later on. What are you guys doing to manage your battery health?

Just like I've read from other owners, the Mini Cooper SE, and the BMW i3 for that matter, have pretty big buffers in their batteries. This means it's totally fine to charge them to 100% all the time – no need to worry about limiting the charge. My SE doesn't even have an option to set a maximum charge level.

 

[CooperZero]

BMW and some other EVs reserve part of the battery to help extend its life. So, even when it shows 100% charged, you're only using about 80-90% of the battery’s total capacity. The extra space helps prevent overcharging and keeps the battery healthy.

 

[EVBattSucker]

I’ve been trying to stick to the 10-80% range manually, but it’d be nice if they had a charge limit feature. Hopefully, they’ll add it in a future update!

 

[ZeroECooper]

Anyone else frustrated by the lack of a charge limit setting on the Mini Electric Hatch? The manual says to keep the battery between 10-80% for optimal life, but Mini says tough luck, no such feature. This seems like a dodgy way to dodge warranty claims later on. What are you guys doing to manage your battery health?

No charge limit on the Mini Electric? That's ridiculous! I've had some battery health concerns too. Third-party solutions or manual management it is, then.