What would be the actual range for the LR AWD if you factor in the recommended charge buffer (90% ?, 80%?) ?
Normal driving on highway, and city.
Thanks.
Normal driving on highway, and city.
Thanks.
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Would that be starting at a 90% or 80% charge?
Or are those "best case" 100% charge?
I'm looking for what to expect on a daily basis.
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Yes, Tesla recommends charging to 90% for routine use. It is ok to go to 100% on occasion, if you don't leave the battery at that charge and drive the car right away.Does Tesla have a recommended "charge to"max limit for regular use, to help preserve battery life/range? ie charge to 80% or 90%?
Or, is this "buffer" built in to the 100% SOC?
There is no specific “recommended charge buffer”. You can drive the car down to close to zero but you need to realize that when the battery level gets very low the remaining range number is not precise. In my opinion it is very risky to go below about 10 miles of range, I would only do it if I knew with certainty that I was only a few miles away from a charge point.Would that be starting at a 90% or 80% charge?
Or are those "best case" 100% charge?
I'm looking for what to expect on a daily basis.
Tesla does not state a specific charge level or range of levels you should charge to to preserve battery life/range. There is no magic number that is best. 50% is not “better” than 70% in terms of preserving the battery long term.Does Tesla have a recommended "charge to"max limit for regular use, to help preserve battery life/range? ie charge to 80% or 90%?
Or, is this "buffer" built in to the 100% SOC?
A comfortable range starting at 90%, figuring no considerable elevation changes would be 230 miles. You can go a lot further but as a general idea of a no pucker trip that should give you some room for issues you might run across on the road.
Without Superchargers you can drive about 300 miles in fair weather and ~ 250 miles in the winter between charges. Most people set a charging routine that cycles around the 50% SoC. If you have to charge to a high SoC it is best to finish charging close to the time you will use the car. It is not a good idea to let the battery cook at a high SoC in hot weather.Would that be starting at a 90% or 80% charge?
Or are those "best case" 100% charge?
I'm looking for what to expect on a daily basis.
Considering the conditions, that's really not bad at all. That comes out to 250 miles of range on a full charge. About a 20% decrease in the worst possible conditions (close to it anyway).I think most answers above focus on normal / best case scenarios. I'd like to provide some near worst case scenario: winter, not freezing but close, pouring rain, mountain and freeway driving, cabin heating on, many short trips, only charged to 80% and drive down to 15%- 20%. In such case I think the actual driven range (80% -20%) is about 240km / 150 miles
You are asking about AWD, but much of the numbers stated so far sound like RWD owners. The D and P seem to have similar numbers that are much lower than the RWD. I tried making a 275mi trip from 100% at 55mph, no heater, 50°, flat terrain. 310Wh/mi for the first 30 miles, then dropped to the 260 range. After 100 miles, my Wh/mi was still too high. I saw that I wouldn’t be able to make it non-stop and just sped up to speed limit planning to make a Supercharger stop. Basically, I was on target for 260mi range. It’s interesting to me how that ends up being the same as the new MR model. View attachment 355477