New Charging Perspective in "State of Charge" Interview with Emad Dlala

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Tom Moloughney posted a video with some information I've never seen before. Emad Dlala of Lucid says their data from the Lucid fleet indicates that frequent DC fast charging can actually improve the health and life of Lucid battery packs, as does a mix of DCFC and Level 2 AC charging. As Moloughney's surprise indicates, this is contrary to current common wisdom about EV charging (and no doubt a relief to those who do a lot of road tripping). The discussion begins at 25:30:

 

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What was not made clear was whether this has something to do with the Lucid battery management system, the cell chemistries of the batteries, or the combination of the two. It was also not clear whether this applies to other brands, as it seems Dlala was referring only to Lucid fleet data.