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Noob on this forum. I am the third owner of a 2014 Prius V here in Southern NM with about 185K on the odometer. This vehicle is originally from Michigan. It is still running the original traction battery. Although I suspect the heat of the summer months are the primary cause for the rapid battery drain due to AC usage, I also harbor a feeling that the age of the battery is part of my concern.

I recently downloaded the Dr Prius app and I have finally gotten this to work. So my question goes to interpreting the data that is saved to csv files.

I recorded the data from a drive this morning. I am trying understand the various aspects on this software. I am not running the two paid for app extensions (yet). From what I have read the traction battery is only intended to charge to 80% and that the multi-function display, at the lowest one bar indicator, is at 40%.

I have noticed that within the State of Charge (SOG%) column the lowest is 55.692398% while the...

"San Diego-based Beam Global (Nasdaq: BEEM) has launched EV chargers powered by solar, wind, and battery storage that replace streetlights."

Apparently they are designed so that you can unbolt an ordinary streetlight, plug one of these into the existing base and wiring, and voila' you have an easy install with no digging up the road and no permits to pull. It is supposed to work for a while even if there is a blackout. I'm not sure how the wind energy fits in.

These solar + wind + storage EV chargers replace streetlights | Electrek

Well semi-solid ones.
"The company has announced that the battery is actually a semi-conductor battery, although it still uses an electrolyte that combines a fluid with a solid component."
The liquid portion is 5% by mass. They claim more than twice the capacity of LFP.

https://uk.motor1.com/news/715871/im-l6-ev-solid-state-battery-sale/
https://uk.motor1.com/news/732606/mg-model-solid-state-battery-coming-2025/