The battery is the most important component in an electric car. Generally the battery used in electric cars today is a type of lithium ion.
This type of battery is capable of producing large electrical power, efficient in use and also supports fast charging.
Likewise with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 which uses a lithium ion battery with a capacity of 58 kwh for the standard variant and 72.6 kwh for the long range variant.
Car owners need to know that there are two main things that can make a lithium ion battery so easily damaged. those two things are fast charging and how to drive a car.
Fast charging systems generally use DC (Direct Current) current. Fast charging electric power can reach more than 80 kw so that the battery temperature will rise.
As we know, heat is the main enemy of the battery. Excessive heat in the battery over time will damage the battery cell. Actually it’s okay to use fast charging but not too often.
The second thing is that rough use of the car can also make the battery temperature rise.
An increase in battery temperature above average over a long period of time will also shorten the battery life. When we often accelerate loudly, the electric motor requires a high supply of electric current, here the battery temperature will increase.
So these two things can make lithium ion batteries easily damaged.
