Tips for Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrids, and Electric Vehicles

4. Maintain the Battery Charged

(EVs and Plug-in Hybrids Only)

For plug-in hybrids, maintaining the battery charged ensures that you will use as much electricity and as bit of gasoline as possible, protecting you fuel and money. For EVs, it helps maximize your driving range.

For lithium-ion batteries, the kind typically used on EVs and plug-in hybrids, recharging a partially charged battery pack ("topping off the battery") does not degrade the battery's storage capacity or make it degrade more quickly.