State of charge

How full the battery is right now, in percent; not to be confused with the state of health.

Explained in

eMobility and EV basics · Stop 02What is inside a battery pack?From cell to module to pack: how an electric car stores its energy, why two chemistries share the market, and what the battery management system does.

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  1. EV charging fundamentals · Stop 04Why doesn't electricity flow immediately?Why the power falls around minute 20
  2. eMobility and EV basics · Deep diveThe battery health report, line by lineWhich lines explain the 94%
  3. Charging hardware · Stop 05Why do some chargers share power between plugs?Why share at all
  4. Energy and grid integration · Stop 04What makes charging flexible?Data the car can share
  5. Bidirectional charging · Stop 05What does it mean for the battery?Data and limits
  6. Fleet charging · Stop 07Which data does fleet management need?The battery's own data
  7. Fleet charging · Deep diveThe depot's night report and one reimbursementWhat you are looking at
  1. State of healthHow much energy the battery can hold today compared with when it was new, in percent.
  2. LFPLithium iron phosphate: a lithium-ion chemistry without cobalt, lower in cost, with less energy per kilogram than NMC.
  3. NMCNickel manganese cobalt: a lithium-ion chemistry that stores more energy per kilogram than LFP.