Glossary / General

state of charge

39 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

State of charge tells you how much battery power is left in a vehicle, shown as a percentage like 20% or 80%.

Technical Definition

State of charge (SoC) refers to the current battery level expressed as a percentage of its total capacity.

Hear It Discussed

"we test it trapped strapped testing equipment with a 75 ish percent state of charge it was a 7.6 seconds 0 to 60"
An Actually Usable VW Bus: The Kindred EV Bus — Carmudgeon Ep 241 w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott The Carmudgeon Show 21:57

"and but the state of health was like 60 70 percent and the state of charge was like 60 or 70 percent somewhere along in there and you jump it off runs fine"
Expert Car Repair Advice to Help You Cut Costs Effectively Live Answers Under The Hood show 37:02

"it's 300 mile range, but actually it's only 220 or something because I'm only supposed to charge it to 80%."
CarCast+Edmunds - Is now the time to buy a used EV? What’s in store for Ford’s new EV headquarters in Southern California? CarCast 25:54