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cowmeat · 01-06-2016, 06:47 AM

Quick update on the discharge/grid charge: neither car has had a recal for over a month and a half. I have used the assist more in the last six weeks than I used it the entire time I owned the car, and still no recals!

There's definitely something to be said for the discharge. Maybe in the long run it will shorten the battery life, but it is making the car way more driveable the whole time, so I feel that's a fair trade off

***1-18-16 update***
Still haven't had a recal, and the battery is really strong! It's way more enjoyable to drive with the IMA battery able to assist all the time, but with the cold weather I'll be lucky to break 70 mpg on this tank

01-06-2016, 06:47 AM	#174 (permalink)
cowmeat Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,659 Princess Carriage - '20 Ford Explorer Limited Silver - '22 Ford Maverick Hybrid XLT w/tow pkg Maverick Hybrids 90 day: 41.3 mpg (US) Thanks: 128 Thanked 764 Times in 461 Posts	Quick update on the discharge/grid charge: neither car has had a recal for over a month and a half. I have used the assist more in the last six weeks than I used it the entire time I owned the car, and still no recals! There's definitely something to be said for the discharge. Maybe in the long run it will shorten the battery life, but it is making the car way more driveable the whole time, so I feel that's a fair trade off *1-18-16 update* Still haven't had a recal, and the battery is really strong! It's way more enjoyable to drive with the IMA battery able to assist all the time, but with the cold weather I'll be lucky to break 70 mpg on this tank __________________ Last edited by cowmeat; 01-18-2016 at 08:26 AM..