Tesla Motors Club
With the rollout of 2019.12.1, the release notes indicate the Model 3 can charge up to 150kW at updated V2 Superchargers. This is obviously an incremental increase from the previous peak charging power of 120kW prior to full release of 250kW on V3 Superchargers. This release also includes the On-Route Battery Warmup (ORBW) that will facilitate this peak charging rate when a Supercharger is selected in navigation.
If the Tesla engineers are aggressive with the battery profiles, this could lead to a significant increase in SR/SR+ charging speeds, which are currently limited to 102kW. The larger battery cars could also see a significant increase in charging speeds, again dependent on how aggressive Tesla engineers are with the taper point.
With proper warmup and no stall sharing, I expect the charge power to rapidly rise to near 150kW. I predict it will plateau until the initial taper point where it will linearly decrease until the end. My most optimistic (read: highest) predictions for the initial Model 3 taper points are:
LR: 45%
MR: 28%
SR+: 18%
SR: 20%
This is especially aggressive for SR/SR+ cars. It's very possible they will not experience anything near 150kW with this release.
Please share what peak charging rates you see. Also, share what battery level percentage it starts to taper, if you catch it. It would also be interesting to know if you used ORBW and how long and at what speed you drove prior to the charge session.
If the Tesla engineers are aggressive with the battery profiles, this could lead to a significant increase in SR/SR+ charging speeds, which are currently limited to 102kW. The larger battery cars could also see a significant increase in charging speeds, again dependent on how aggressive Tesla engineers are with the taper point.
With proper warmup and no stall sharing, I expect the charge power to rapidly rise to near 150kW. I predict it will plateau until the initial taper point where it will linearly decrease until the end. My most optimistic (read: highest) predictions for the initial Model 3 taper points are:
LR: 45%
MR: 28%
SR+: 18%
SR: 20%
This is especially aggressive for SR/SR+ cars. It's very possible they will not experience anything near 150kW with this release.
Please share what peak charging rates you see. Also, share what battery level percentage it starts to taper, if you catch it. It would also be interesting to know if you used ORBW and how long and at what speed you drove prior to the charge session.