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Daox · 08-26-2013, 11:07 PM

EVTV did a test on that. Most of the heat is generated in the last ~10% or so of the charge. Basically the constant voltage part of the charging, not the constant amperage. This is just one more reason to limit charging to less than 100%.

08-26-2013, 11:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
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