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Another error on the part of the blogger is the claim that if the cars discharge fully, the battery packs will be damaged. This is blatantly false. The battery management system of the Tesla Roadster keeps the battery from being discharged to a damagingly low state of charge under normal driving conditions. It's true that a full discharge to zero percent state of charge can potentially be damaging to a battery. However the battery management system of the Roadster won't allow the car to reach that low level of charge.



However the battery management system of the Roadster won't allow the car to reach that low level of charge.

This is just plain wrong. If the car is not charging, self-discharge will happen and nothing can stop it.




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