From Battery Life.
Description:
Happy New Year! 🎉
In this video, I’m doing my 2-year battery degradation test with my VW ID.7, repeating the exact same test method I used when the car was new and after the first year.
🔋 I charge to 100%, then drive at a constant 113 km/h (110 km/h GPS) to minimize heat losses and get a realistic picture of usable battery capacity.
❄️ Winter conditions, preheated battery, identical setup – all for a fair comparison.
After the drive, I calculate the usable kWh, compare it to year 1 and year 0, and then continue with a DC fast charging test starting at 7% SoC to see if charging performance has changed after 2 years and a recent software update (5.6.3).
📉 Result: Only ~0.33% difference – effectively no usable capacity loss after 2 years.
I also talk about:
Winter driving conditions
Infotainment & software quirks
Life without We Connect Plus
Real-world charging performance
If you care about long-term EV ownership, battery health, and repeatable real-world testing, this video will give you solid data.
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00:00 Test plan & method explanation
01:25 Charging to 100% & setup details
02:14 Constant speed drive at 113 km/h
03:45 Consumption, heating & winter conditions
05:18 First capacity calculation (25%)
06:05 Software issues & infotainment changes
07:28 Capacity update at 50%
08:16 Turning back & charging test preparation
10:09 &Charge (Andcharge) explained
10:56 Final capacity calculation & result
11:32 Charging test after 2 years – outlook
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Links to my spreadsheets of the cars tested:
Charging Curve
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cDlLxhUQsuCXLG0h_SnDPX8BIy0VpI32jDNrInWsMrA/edit?usp=sharing
Range test results
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJ9kwAfjOqFsVRMIhJN3so8wA0PEscOQw5Wpw5RHD_Y/edit?usp=sharing
Take care
