How Far Should I Drive To Charge My Battery. Depending on what you mean by periodic a 10 mile drive should be enough to recharge a battery if done for instance on a weekly basis. Monday 30th November 2009.
Drive ten to twenty miles to really give it a chance to work. You cannot rely on the coolant temp gauge in the dashboard but a drive of at least 15-20km at moderate speed should do the trick charging the battery as a side effect. Many cars can sit for two weeks and still start back up on the first turn of the key.
As you drive it analyzes your driving patterns and uses the data to project personalized range estimates.
Schedule it like you do other home maintenance projects every few weeks is sufficient. However unless your battery was on its last legs it may be recharged and give you many years of good service. Depending on what you mean by periodic a 10 mile drive should be enough to recharge a battery if done for instance on a weekly basis. This way the car battery will continue charging.
