I am in the process of purchasing my first Tesla (a Model S) and I'm looking for some advice from this community on choosing the 75 or the 100.
My Expected Use:
I drive about 75KM per day on weekdays (to/from work) and a bit more on weekends.
My Charger Access:
I know that I will only have access 110V/15A charging in my condo and based on a 9-hour nightly charge time (Tesla told me I would gain 6KM per hour on 110V), I believe that I will not recoup my weekday driving overnight. Therefore I predict I will end/begin each day probably about 20KM in deficit. There is a free CHAdeMO station about two blocks from my place and so I figured I could go once a week to get back to even. Therefore it is still workable but I will be dealing with regular deficits that I will have to make up eventually or work from home one day a week (easily done with my job) to make that up.
Canadian Weather Effects:
I live in Vancouver and so I don't have to deal with super cold weather eating away at my battery efficiency, but it is still Canada and so I do expect my efficiency to go down somewhat during winter which, if I'm not mistaken, will leave me further in deficit during those months. My step-brother, who got a new Model S last year, has told me his efficiency has gone down about 30% during this winter.
My Questions...
1. Considering my situation, do you think I would be OK with the 75D? It is much more affordable based on current Tesla finance rates (about $280/month less). As it is, this is an expensive purchase and I don't want to make it any more expensive than I need to, but I also don't want to find myself suffering and wishing I had bought the 100D.
I'm especially interested if there are any 75D owners who can give me their experience. Do you wish you had bought the 100D or are you fine with the 75D?
2. I'm a little concerned that with weekly DC charging (maybe twice weekly in winter) I might be affected by the software limit I've read about. That is where the Tesla software eventually reduces/limits your top charging speed in order to prevent the battery from degrading. Do you folks think I will hit up against that limit? I've been told that this primarily affects people who DC charge daily, but where is the limit? Will I be testing it with my weekly DC charging or should I be safe?
Any advice you folk can provide will be immensely helpful. I'm planning to put my custom order in this week and so I need to make a decision now.
Thanks,
Aslam
My Expected Use:
I drive about 75KM per day on weekdays (to/from work) and a bit more on weekends.
My Charger Access:
I know that I will only have access 110V/15A charging in my condo and based on a 9-hour nightly charge time (Tesla told me I would gain 6KM per hour on 110V), I believe that I will not recoup my weekday driving overnight. Therefore I predict I will end/begin each day probably about 20KM in deficit. There is a free CHAdeMO station about two blocks from my place and so I figured I could go once a week to get back to even. Therefore it is still workable but I will be dealing with regular deficits that I will have to make up eventually or work from home one day a week (easily done with my job) to make that up.
Canadian Weather Effects:
I live in Vancouver and so I don't have to deal with super cold weather eating away at my battery efficiency, but it is still Canada and so I do expect my efficiency to go down somewhat during winter which, if I'm not mistaken, will leave me further in deficit during those months. My step-brother, who got a new Model S last year, has told me his efficiency has gone down about 30% during this winter.
My Questions...
1. Considering my situation, do you think I would be OK with the 75D? It is much more affordable based on current Tesla finance rates (about $280/month less). As it is, this is an expensive purchase and I don't want to make it any more expensive than I need to, but I also don't want to find myself suffering and wishing I had bought the 100D.
I'm especially interested if there are any 75D owners who can give me their experience. Do you wish you had bought the 100D or are you fine with the 75D?
2. I'm a little concerned that with weekly DC charging (maybe twice weekly in winter) I might be affected by the software limit I've read about. That is where the Tesla software eventually reduces/limits your top charging speed in order to prevent the battery from degrading. Do you folks think I will hit up against that limit? I've been told that this primarily affects people who DC charge daily, but where is the limit? Will I be testing it with my weekly DC charging or should I be safe?
Any advice you folk can provide will be immensely helpful. I'm planning to put my custom order in this week and so I need to make a decision now.
Thanks,
Aslam