Jym - you can program in your max charging. We did and keep ours plugged in all the time. It stops charging at 90% full.
^That’s what we do too. It’s nice to get up every morning knowing you’re fully charged.
I have been reading lots of forums with recommendations about how to maximize battery life. I am also using the TezLab app.
@BunsenBurner have you lost any battery capacity (if that is the right word)? Was reading it might be better to charge to only 80% full or so.
Jym - that was the charge level recommended by the service center. Because we don’t use a speedy charger, our battery is only charged to 90% during weekends. I have no idea if the battery capacity is down by a tiny fraction or not… nothing that we would have noticed.
Our app (which is the key) has 4 options/bars to set for local driving charging and one for full long distance driving. I had it at the top bar for local, but moved it down to the third.
^^you don’t really need an extra app as you can set a slider bar on the display for max charging at night. Set it at 80% or 85% and forget it until you plan a long trip the next day and then charge to 100%.
The key seems to have 4 markers that show miles, not percent. Is there somewhere else that shows that photo of the battery under the car (I dnt have that that I can find)
A little bit of history.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/why-elon-musk-named-his-electric-car-tesla/
you can set it for % or miles. Either way, you have to do a little math to come up with your target: 80% (or 85% or 90%) of 310 miles = ?
(easy SAT question. hahahahaha)
Just got a pleasant surprise - only 5 days after placing my order, Tesla called to confirm delivery of my 3 on Aug 8th. I guess I don’t have as much time as I thought to figure out my power situation. For now, I’m going to spend my birthday day weekend mulling it over and probably cleaning out the garage before calling an electrician to access the situation.
We took our first long road trip, 1200 miles each way this past week and it was very pleasant. We followed the Tesla trip planner supercharger recommendations. We could have done every other one but this first trip I had range anxiety. We did use ChargePoint in Seattle.
Things we learned: Tesla chargers worked well. ChargePoint app worked well.
The super chargers are located in areas that are pleasant. There is a whole new culture/ group of people, we did not know existed, at the chargers who are friendly, talkative, and helpful.
This week I noticed a lot of local residents must be taking delivery of their new Vehicles. The Tesla service center lot is packed with brand new cars this week.
In New England most of the Superchargers seem to be next to a Panera. It’s a good stop for a meal or just a bathroom stop.
ETA- One thing a friendly fellow Tesla owner clued me in to on my first Supercharger stop was that the chargers have an A and B (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B…). If you charge at a B when someone else is on A or vise versa you’ll get a lower charging rate so you should try to use a different numbered charger than your fellow chargers if possible.
Yes, good point, they told us about that numbering system, too. We needed to set up charge point because there’re no super chargers in Seattle. Odd, but they say they are going to add them this year.
Also learned there is no AM radio in Tesla 3. (The road signs say tune into AM … for road conditions.)
One funny thing, we parked our car in D’s garage and there was no space to get out on the drivers side. H scooted over to the passenger side to exit. The car stayed on until we opened then shut the drivers side.
Sue- you mean a slower charge if someone is on the other one, yes?
^^^^ Open to being corrected, but I don’t think that’s right. The chargers are independent and one should not slow down the other part of the “pair” at all. (according to the electric car guru in residence here at my house)
I think that what others have said about the A and B stalls is correct…This is from teslatap.com…
"Each group of two stalls are connected to a single Supercharger cabinet. Each cabinet has a number and the pedestals in each stall are labeled with that number and A or B. Now for maximum charging speed, you want to select a stall where you will be the only vehicle at A and B for that Supercharger cabinet.
When vehicles occupy both stalls for a single Supercharger cabinet, the power is divided between the two vehicles. The first vehicle gets the most power, but the second vehicle will get at least 30 kW. As the first vehicle charges beyond 50% SOC or so, the power is tapered down to protect the battery. The excess capacity is then diverted to the 2nd vehicle. When the first vehicle completes charging or leaves, the second vehicle gets the entire capacity of the Supercharger and becomes the “A” stall."
So try to look for an empty pair. Your charging will slow down some if another call pulls in, but you’ll still get a higher charge rate than they will.
OK- yeah. The Superchargers are a different deal from the regular paired chargers like at my work.
Yes if on the same #, but interestingly the numbers are not in order. It could be 1A,3B,2A,1B,etc.