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In this post, I am trying to focus exclusivly on collecting and sharing data on the Model S's daily battery energy discharge rate when idle. This is a daily electric loss due to powering various systems running in the background when the car is idle and additionally a natural rate of electrical...

In this post, I am trying to focus exclusivly on collecting and sharing data on the Model S's daily battery energy discharge rate when idle. This is a daily electric loss due to powering various systems running in the background when the battery is idle and additionally a natural rate of...

Thanks - you seem familiar with these issues. Seen one guy with 15 miles a day loss on version 4.0. That's why i'm checking. Do you think that would be highly unusual for a new car?

Thanks. Trying to get a view on likely experiences with percent lost numbers in this post. Not the reasons or diagnostics which have been exhaustiley (believe me, I've been reading!!) reported elsewhere. Having said that, any replies with whether people have installed the latest firmware (or...

Vampire Battery Drain/Discharge The User's Guide states that a Model S should have 1% battery drain a day (presumably from battery decay and powering the onboard systems used when not driving). I've read many different views on what ACTUAL loss rates are. Has anyone figured out what your...