Batteries

I have a tiered time of user rate plan with my utility (PG&E) and when compare all the rates my utility offers, the off peak tier 1 price is between 12 - 17 cents per kWh (based on summer and winter). In the Bay area where I work, there is ample charging at work (30A) for 8 cents / kWh. Under...

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Het valt me de laatste weken op dat het lang duurt vooraleer de batterij op bedrijfstemperatuur is. Ik moet 30 à 40 km rijden, dan kan ik pas volledig regeneratief remmen. Hebben jullie dat ook? Bij het SeC vertellen ze me dat batterij inderdaad nog te koud staat. Ook bij 16°C???:confused: Ik...

I have a friend who is NOT a licensed electrician/contractor helping me run a 100ft cable from the breaker to the point of install for a HPWC with a 100A breaker in the box with a disconnect as well. Do I need to pull a permit for this in Sacramento in order to be eligible for the SMUD or...

Going in Friday for Charge Port #3! Go Tesla! I'll admit it's festive, but for the love of F___ I'm so tired of getting to know my service center... Maybe by now they've run out of non-power-closing ports? Doubtful... but whatever.

So I was tracking my battery stats since I got my car (100D). It started pretty well on Apr 5th $ lv BMS_nominalFullPackEnergyRemaining "98.100" keep in mind there's additional 4kWh buffer on top of this. This value held still until about Aug 15 or so - I charged my battery to 100% for the...

I have a 100D. I parked the car in my garage Saturday night with 50 miles of range left. I forgot to plug it in, so I figured I would wait till Sunday night to charge it. I noticed Sunday night that I was down to 18 miles. Losing 32 miles in my garage seemed very odd, considering that it's...

Hoi , iemand hebben lenen of huren een adapter chademo, vanaf 23 december tot 15 Januari?

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If you bought this white Model S P85, VIN: 08600, on ebay yesterday, December 17th, for $43,200, I urge you not to send any funds to the seller before you saw the vehicle in person. Check out the battery status, verify the VIN, check the title and only pay after everything is OK.

Hello, i am a newbie Model X 75D owner (20" stock wheels). I've noted that the best "efficiency" (#miles driven/mile range used) I can get, with good weather and conservative driving is 80-85%. Now that it's gotten colder in Wisconsin (temps ranging from 10-40 degrees F), my efficiency is...

Hi Everyone, I've got a NEMA 14-50 outlet in my garage and have been charging my month old Model S with no issues from day 1. However, yesterday I noticed that the breaker had popped at my house and ever since I switched it back on my Tesla will only charge at 24 amps max. In the car settings I...

I just got my S60 back from service. The MCU screen developed yellow lines down the side. They replaced the MCU but oddly my car is showing up as an S70 now both in the car and in the app. It even charged to a higher range of an S70. On the downside the LTE connection was practically...

I just got my S75D last week, in the coldest temps so far in Montreal this winter. I read about limited regen and experienced it, but I thought that by sufficiently preheating the car I would get full regen capability. But even with 1 hour of preheating I'm at about 30kw max regen. So the...

hey everyone, tried searching but couldn't find what I needed.. So I bought and installed a HPWC (GEN2) the other day to charge my 2016 X 90D. all is well, it works just fine, the car shows 72amp available and 72amps selected but I am only getting about 36-38miles per hour. at first I thought...

I got my MS 75D on 9/28/17 and my Rated Range has been about 7 miles less the the published range of 259. I currently have 2000 miles. I read somewhere that you need to charge to 100% to help the battery get the FULL Rated Range but that did not help (done it a few times before a trip). When...

Been on hold for 40 minutes to speak with the customer support group. No human interaction yet. No update - no nothing. Middle of the day on a Saturday. Finally they answer. We have J1772 chargers at home and work from older EVs. 40 Amp units - into a 40 amp circuit. jumpered to 32amp...

It appears the new cars come with the 32A EVSE instead of 40A. They are cheaper to buy, but it is slower. They are screwing people over that have 50A connection at home.

5 Year Ownership Experience (Moderator’s move this thread if already exists, please). As 2017 rolls to close, many of us have now experienced five years of ownership of a single Tesla. This is perhaps the key metric for all cars and car companies: the five your ownership experience...

Tesla need to implement a new option to became an energy efficient winter car. My Model X need an option to turn off the battery heater AND keep maximum heat power inside the car. Today I have two option: 1.Range Mode OFF, which give the heat power I need to stay warm inside the car when...

Haven't charged my S75 RWD to 100% since getting the 21" arachnids and wanted to get a baseline full charge rated range. When the charge got close to full the charging rate changed to "Calculating time remaining..." and it stayed there for a while. Took this pic when it said 8kW and it slowly...

Hello, somebody may have an explanation for this. I am leaving on a 2 weeks trip, and was planning to leave the car plugged on a regular 110V plug in my garage. I pulled my Tesla cable from the trunk, plugged it into the car, and as soon as it starts charging, it pops out, and no more power to...

Tesla releases 40% cheaper next-gen mobile connector for Model 3, S, and X So if my original one breaks I'm stuck at 32 amps? with my 40 amp charger? Why....?! if I plug my wife's Model 3 into MY existing UMC... will it hit 40 amps? If I plug my S into her UMC, it will only hit 32 amps...

I just got my Model X 75D a few days ago and I've had trouble unplugging the charger almost every time I've tried. I've read a few threads and I'm pretty confident that I understand how to unplug the charger (either press and hold the button on top of the UMC until the port turns white; choose...

Not listed as an available adapter in the Tesla Shop, but can't think of a reason it wouldn't work. Just looking for first hand experience.

Thanks to Teslafi.com I was able to log all my charge sessions and come up with this graph. It shows the charge level I have charged to, and how many times. 70% to 80% seems to be my most used option.

i have a 2015 Model S 70 D. It was manufactured in 12/2015. I want to upgrade the battery to the 75 D by doing a firmware update but am unclear if my battery can update the firmware. Can someone help?

Just picked up my new model X on Saturday and loving it so far. However, I’m having issues using super chargers. I have no problem plugging into my home wall charger. But I’ve tried four different supercharger stalls and everytime I try to plug in it feels too tight to push in and after I try...

Sorry if this is posted somewhere, but I am a new owner. Now that the weather is getting colder where I live, I am wondering if people just keep their heater's on when charging. I typically charge the car at night. Is there an issue with just keeping the heater on all night while charging...

Research at University of Waterloo claim: "Battery research could triple range of electric vehicles" Nice if true; a major score.... Battery research could triple range of electric vehicles | Waterloo News

Hi, My 12V died in my Model S from 2013 and I'm looking at a replacement. Found a thread on a drop-in Lithium: Lithium Ion 12v battery? But is very generic, I am looking at this battery: BattMobile Batteries, Custom Lithium Batteries Any experiences with this battery? I live in the...

I am looking to get a Tesla home wall charger and looking on eBay I see some for 350 and some for 500. Now I am not familiar with the Tesla branded one but I assume if it is a gen 2 wall charger from Tesla then it is legit. Why the price difference...and has anyone ordered one from eBay at 350?

How about the Semi becoming a mobile SuperCharger? Just the cab or with a few additional battery packs? Say it could provide an emergency 10kW charge in 5 mins to get you 25+ miles to get home or to a charger. Also could provide valet opportunity charging when you park your car. Could easily...

Hi all. I have noticed rather extreme degradation of my 90 battery pack on the X (P90D). The car was purchased last March has 24k miles. At full charge was about 255 miles full charge and 90% was 225. Now, it’s 235 for a full charge and 208 for 90%. This, despite what some are saying, is not...

Wiki states: The 85 kWh battery pack weighs 1,200 lb (540 kg)[102][better source needed] and contains 7,104 lithium-ion battery cells in 16 modules[103] wired in series (14 in the flat section and two stacked on the front). Each module contains 6 groups of 74 cells[105] wired in parallel; the 6...

Hi there, I have a dual-charger Model S. Has anyone built an adaptor that connects to 2 of 40 A charger plugs and plugs into an 80 Amp capable Model S?

Anyone know why 2018 Teslas do not show up in fueleconomy.gov car listings? You would think that for example the new drive unit changed the efficiency, so doubt numbers are exactly the same as in 2017. EPA filings might also reveal changes in the battery config, if any.

I was charging a 2014 MS 85 at Gordano service station on the M5 earlier today and found that the unit was delivering 60KW.... is that normal? There were 8 charging bays and only one other was in use.... my SOC was about 60% What is the expected rate of power delivery and would a 2017 MS...

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we took a trip in our new S over to see our new granddaughter & grandson in Myrtle Beach SC from Lake Charles LA. Working in construction you don’t get much time off to plan anything but this month we will be shut down for 10 days over the two holidays. This...

Just picked up a new 75D but based on energy %, my 100% will be only 254 RM. Is this normal? My battery sticker has the dreaded 5B label which I think means fewer cells. Is that the cause of my lower range?

Can anyone recommend the best way to identify sources of salvage to reclaim batteries that have been involved with cars that have been sent to salvage?

I want to get ready for my model 3 hopefully within a few months as promised, but the 24' one is out of stock (8.5' one is in stock). Hopefully they replenish it soon.

Hello forum users! As a model 3 reservation holder, I understand that Tesla battery has more advanced technology than the AA batteries. However given how frequent we see AA batteries leaking after 1 year of usage, is this even a concern for Tesla users? Has anyone heard of Tesla batteries...

I posted originally in Driving Dynamics, which I probably should have posted here. " My car (S85) is currently at the service center for limiting power on extended drives (30+ min) even with high SOC and ~70 degree F weather. Anytime I floor the car after driving on the highway for extended...

So like the post says, I'm taking delivery of my Model X 75D on the 16th. The 'problem' is, I live in Phoenix and the car is in Dallas. I could save a few thousand bucks by picking it up, and flights to Dallas from Phoenix are only $60 after all taxes and fees and everything so that's a pretty...

I'm planning a road trip tomorrow to 80% of my range, so I want to prewarm the car before setting off to maximize range. I did a little experiment this morning to see how charging in cold weather would affect the total charge time, so I could figure out when to start charging to have the car...

In Pasadena, East Los Angeles Area Dec 2016 Tesla Model X Production Date. 75D 22,600 miles Autopilot Hardware 2.0 Uncorked for even faster acceleration ( 6 - seats, tan interior Cold weather package Towing Package Windshield was replaced so minimal ghosting Full Charge Shows 231 mile range...

I have a 100 amp circuit HPWC and my 2013 P85 would max out to 80 amps at the car, I just pluged in a 2017 P100D and it will only allow me to pull 72 Amps max (The car had about 65 miles left)? And just an observation recently took a trip to Tampa ad plugged in a LV2 charger that gave up 30...

Okay this might be a bit speculative for what we normally talk about here, but there's also a lot of folks here thinking about the long-term and specifically the long-term energy landscape. So: we're rapidly entering an era of (almost-)free, clean, ubiquitous energy. If we're at 1.7c/kwh solar...

I posted this in another thread but decided to start a new one instead. Just took a trip with my family in our X90D to go on a cruise and I can say I'm more than a little unhappy with the amount of kilowatt-hours I was able to get from my battery with a full charge. We barely made it to the...