Battery Degradation
Battery degradation is the gradual loss of battery capacity over time and use.
What is Battery Degradation?
It reduces range. Heat, frequent fast charging and high states of charge can accelerate it. Manufacturers offer battery warranties. Most of the capacity loss tends to happen early and then slows down. Many manufacturers guarantee a minimum percentage of capacity for a certain number of years or kilometres.
How it works
Chemical changes reduce usable capacity.
Why it matters for your car
A state-of-health check can measure capacity. Moderate charging habits help.
Other terms
- Armrest
- Backprobing
- Cold-Weather Range Loss
- DPF Ash Loading
- Dual Injection (Port And Direct)
- EV Tyres
- Exhaust Hanger (Exhaust Mount)
- Exhaust System
- Front-Wheel Drive (FWD)
- Jump-start
- Main Beam (High Beam, Full Beam)
- Pending Code
- Readiness Monitors
- Receiver-drier (A/C Drier)
- Sequential Turbocharging
- Traction Control (TCS)
- Transmission Adaptation (Relearn)
- Variable Valve Timing (VVT)
- Wheel Runout
- WMI (World Manufacturer Identifier)