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I believe Musk has said they are going to slow down new installations and focus more on expanding existing stations.

I have a 90 minute bladder so I’m constantly charging from 15-50%. 😂

Thanks. My FPWN was 78.8. You are correct that that without using the lower buffer it’s closer to 75kw. My original rated range was 333 miles. I’ve used a low SOC strategy. I charged to 100% for the first time ever and it said my range was 332 miles. An energy screen calculation confirms...

Just finished a 850 mile one way trip through all of WV part of the way in my 2023 Model 3 LR. Drove 77-78 MPH most of the way with AC on auto and set to 68. Averaged 4.1 miles per kWh. My battery is 78.8. 78.8 x 4.1 = 323 323/333 = 97% efficiency. Can’t imagine what is going on for...

Thanks. Mine was set to 100% and it sat for an hour and it was still 100 when I left

Thanks Alan. Yes, mine is the LG 78.8. I've really enjoyed learning about these cars from you as well. I'm very lucky that my lifestyle and daily driving needs allow me to be fairly rigorous about a low SOC. I didn't do an energy calculation after I put the car in reverse. Any idea why...

I have followed the advice of @AAKEE for the 8.5 months I’ve had my 2023 model 3 LR. Only charged above 55% 4-5x for a trip and usually driven 25-30% per day. For the first time ever I charged to 100% for a long trip just before leaving. It said 331 rated miles when I opened the door and 333...

I wish I had your bladders. 400 miles is over 5 hours of constant driving at 75MPH. I’m not making it 5 hours with a break of some sort

Thanks. I saw the email after my post. Amazing to think this is probably the worst that FSD will now be in our lifetime

Will the month start from the day the update is downloaded or when activated by the user? Is it independent of 2024.3.6?

I am going to predict it is the LG battery. Isn’t the long range model Y no longer eligible for a tax credit in the United States. The tax credit is available if the Panasonic battery is used because the Panasonic is manufactured in the United States.

Thanks for all your help. I want to make sure I understand what you are saying. Often using wh/mi x range at 5, 15 and 30 miles yields different numbers. Are you suggesting whichever yields the largest number before dividing by SOC will be the most accurate?

I really meant off peak charging. I just couldn’t remember what it was called 😂. Thanks for the advice. I now still plug in when I get home but jiggle my off peak charging time to coincide with when I plan to leave. For example, tomorrow it’s set to 11:00 am.

I have the NCMA battery. I NEVER need more than 50% for daily use. 50 to 25% is a big day for me. Right now I am charging late at night to 50%. Since I am always under 60%, is there any downside to just plugging in and charging whenever I get home? The car will sit at 50% for longer but...

2023 Model 3 LR. used Ken’s method of calculating range by using the service mode SOC. Miles / SOC and got 330 miles. That is the same 100% range Tessie gives me. But…when I use Alan’s formula of mileage * Wh/mi / SOC I get 77.4 as my capacity. 77.4 / 78.8 does not equal 330 / 333 as far...

For myself I find that driving into a headwind and driving in the rain eat up more battery than I expected. Perhaps one of those is an explanation. Going uphill can eat up battery also.

I had this happen in my Model 3 10 months ago. Fixed it my doing the 2 thumb salute Happened right after an update. I now turn the car off after every update and haven’t had any issues since

Thanks for the insights.

It’s always near the front. Thanks. This summer we paid to have new concrete in the garage and there is a little dip right where the front end stops. Makes a nice size puddle. I try and sweep it away when I leave in the morning so the wife doesn’t start the conversation what my car is doing...

I have had a Model 3 LR since August. One of the most surprising things to me is the volume of water I find on the garage floor on occasion. The car has been in 90 degree and 10 degree weather It doesn’t seem to have any odor or color and no warning lights have come on. Anything I should be...

I have a model 3 LR and my average wh/mi is 238 and that’s up from my summer average because of cold weather. I precondition before I start my winter trips, turn on my heated seats and put my heater at 68F. Tesla didn’t lie to me. I understood the EPA tests before I bought and also understood...

Sorry. Carry on. I only wanted to point out that almost all of the information you could want to know about taking care of your battery is contained in posts 15 and 17 with scientific data By all means don’t let me stop you.

Except if you look at the graph you can see you lose about 0.75% per 15,000 miles using large cycles and much more than that per year by not using a low SOC strategy. Note the cycles were done continuously at 3C and who does that. In short, you gain more by low SOC than you lose by deep cycles...

Except that isn’t correct. Did you not read posts 15 and 17. To be precise, if you have a NCA battery, it’s best to be below 55% SOC as long as possible. Please look at the charts in post 15 and note the plateau at 55%.

I recommend you search for @AAKEE and his many discussions on these issues. You won’t find anyone, anywhere more knowledgeable

For the first 6-7 years a lower SOC produces way less battery degradation than charging cycles. If you can’t easily charge at home, what you are doing is best.

I didn’t even need to ask. It was a public charger in the car dealership put there by ChargePoint. CCS1 is an adapter to be used for level 3 charging not level 2 I believe. Just be careful and read the Plugshare comments. Some car dealerships turn off their chargers after business hours...

My wife and I like to travel to out of the way small towns. I bought a CCS1 adapter from Tesla for $175. That opens up a lot of different charging options. You can check Plugshare to see what other non-Tesla options are available. Then you can download the apps you might need like EVGO...

I was playing around today with the energy screen to determine capacity of my 78.8 LR. I use the low SOC strategy and today the reading was at 16%. I really never charge above 35%. I know it’s better at a higher SOC. Here is what I did to get around the low SOC problem I went to the trips...

Don’t know what to say. In the summer I have a 30 mile commute each way. Model 3 LR AWD. My average Wh/mi was 221. The commute was 60% on a 60 MPH highway and 40% on semi rural roads at 40-45 MPH. Pretty close to the EPA test and as you can see, I got rated miles because I drive the...

I love my Tessie app and the control it gives me over my 2023 Model 3 LR AWD. BUT…it gave me an initial capacity for my 2023 NCMA of 77.8 vs 78.8 which I believe is the correct number. I think 77.8 might have been the number for the European models. No biggie. I just changed it in the...

If you want an advanced course on battery management, search the forum for @AAKEE and his posts on the issue

I did a short 3 mile drive yesterday. Temperature was 0 degrees F. Didn’t preheat and turned my heater on to 70 F from the start. Average was 602 Wh/mi. My personal best.

Here is how I solved my similar issue. Set your Tesla so off peak charging is enabled. Assume yours is set to depart at 7:40am. Plug in when you get home. Set an alarm on your phone for 5;15pm. This is your reminder to plug in and start charging. Use your Tesla app to start charging. Set...

T Thank you Duncan. When I read the study I didn’t see the Panasonic NCA or the LG NCMA or the CATL LFP batteries tested. Sorry for the confusing question. I was trying to ask whether or not any of the batteries tested were close enough in composition that parallels could be drawn to the...

Can someone with more knowledge than me please chime in. I think I know the model 3 LR uses a NCMA battery made by LG in Korea. The performance uses a NCA made by Panasonic and the RWD uses a LFP by CATL. Does this Australian study have any bearing on the batteries used by Tesla in their...

Agree. I charged my LFP to 💯 every 3-4 weeks and my BMS was always spot on. Otherwise I'd charge to 65% and recharge when it got under 20%

Thanks. In posts 14 and 15 there was no mention of having the blinker on which is why I asked. Post 20 didn’t answer the question. I hope this gets straightened out for you and really wish it worked without the blinkers

I'll ask again. Multiple people in this thread have indicated the red shading only occurs when there is a car in the blind spot AND the turn signal is on. Does your car show red shading without the turn signal on. Below is the language from the 2023.44 release notes Automatic Blind Spot...

Are you suggesting you get activation WITHOUT having the blinker on?

I believe it is only visible when a car is in the blind spot AND the turn signal is on. I wish it worked even with the blinker off.

I second this. I bought my Model 3 LR in August 2023 made in Fremont and it has the LG battery M50 NCMA

This is exactly my experience with a LR built 08/23. Tessie says 332 range and calculated mileage based on SOC always exceeds 333 miles. Can’t confirm mileage at 100% because I haven’t changed over 50% in months.

Here are 2 photos. Sorry not to 70%. Hope these help. I have followed the low SOC advice and the car has only been charged over 50% twice. Right now my daily drive is under 15 miles. Temperature is 35F

Here is a copy of my EPA sticker from my car if this helps

I have a LR 78.8 pack in mine BOT in September. If you tell me what you need I’ll post it. My lifetime Wh/mi is 230 after 4700 miles or so. I do have a picture of my Wh/mi x range / SOC screen.

I am a grandpa and drive like one going the speed limit +4. My 60 mile drive is basically 30m highway and 30m country roads. My lifetime Wh/mi is 229 in my LR. Maybe I’ll get put on Tesla’s witness list 😂. TBH I went on a road trip with my son and he wanted to drive. His efficiency was...

I bought my LR in August. It has the LG 78.8 battery. Does that change the calculation?

Is there another way I can calculate this? I know my car is rated at 333 miles. A charge to 100% tells me my range is 332 miles. Is my degradation 332/333 or .05%? Let’s pretend my SOC is 38%. If I multiply 333 x .38 you get 126 miles which is exactly what shows on my car at 38%. Are...

Can confirm. My 2023 LR built 08/23 in Fremont has the LG NCMA