Battery Degradation and Range Anxiety...

[AmokTime]

Oh, jeez, here we go again, right? My wife and I drive M3s and our daughter has a 1-year-old MX. The other day I asked our daughter, “How is your range doing? Any battery degradation?” Her response, “Oh, I have no idea. I just drive it.”

The End

 

[SageBrush]

I'll guess that the person who forked over the money thinks more about battery degradation

 

[Rutgere]

I'll guess that the person who forked over the money thinks more about battery degradation

Parent m3's kid mx, I assume she paid for it herself

 

[P85_DA]

I just drive it.”

This .... I have babied my batteries before but u can never control what Tesla does via software ..I learned just to do this ...drive and enjoy ​

 

[AmokTime]

I'll guess that the person who forked over the money thinks more about battery degradation

She was the one who forked over the money. She just doesn’t wring her hands about it. If it gets her where she needs to go, she’s satisfied. If it stops doing that, then she’ll worry about it. As opposed to folks who obsess over the range estimate every time they charge the car, or worry that every supercharging session might be the one that burns another mile off their range.

 

[AmokTime]

Parent m3's kid mx, I assume she paid for it herself

Yep, paid for it herself. She’s a very industrious and independent person.

 

[AmokTime]

I’ve known folks who would buy an article of clothing that they loved so much they would keep it squirreled away and never wear it. I’ve tried making the case that the value is in its use. The value of a new top or shoes is not in looking good hanging in the closet; it’s in looking good on you. Not using it denies its value. It’s like that with cars, too (unless it’s some cherry classic with collectible value). You buy the car to take you places, not to look good sitting in the garage. Just drive it.

 

[KenC]

Is she still single?

 

[XLR82XS]

Great post. Way too many threads here on this subject. Just RTFM, charge, enjoy. I could never be like those people that obsess over each mile or range gained/lost, over analyse charts/reports, etc....

Unless you have S60 with battery issues - just get out and drive!

 

[vjason]

Here is why you shouldn't worry about it.

I could have spent 13K miles (from 11K-24K) worrying about range loss only to end up right back where I started.

 

[toolman335]

Here is why you shouldn't worry about it.

I could have spent 13K miles (from 11K-24K) worrying about range loss only to end up right back where I started.

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Well said. Mine has come back too!
People and their stress over this dumb topic are unreal. This is hands down the best thing I've ever owned. It feels like part of the family. We have so much fun with it. I seem to have lost a bit of range in my year of ownership but who cares? It has already started to climb back up. If it goes down again I don't care either.

 

[RS69]

Hello all

why am I only getting 205 miles for 90% and 225 for 100%, it a 4 month old m3 sr+ With 5000miles. I don’t drive it hard either life WH miles 218

 

[webbah]

Hello all

why am I only getting 205 miles for 90% and 225 for 100%, it a 4 month old m3 sr+ With 5000miles. I don’t drive it hard either life WH miles 218

Just wait until winter comes and you are even more confused. At this point you'll start to understand that so many things can affect the "miles" range calculation. Weather temps, if you use the heater or seat heaters, driving style, rain, headwinds, etc. Best to change the setting from miles to %.

 

[Noodles]

Here is why you shouldn't worry about it.

I could have spent 13K miles (from 11K-24K) worrying about range loss only to end up right back where I started.

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how??

 

[Matsayz]

how??

Could be charging to a different % now or done a long enough trip that the BMS decided to change the guess-o-meter. Could be weather/drive-usage(driving less/more)/charging just before leaving... too many variables and the BEST part is you'll never know exactly why it changed.

As it's continually pointed out, to stress over this is like going down the rabbit-hole... but to each their own.

I attached my info for my June 2019 Model 3 SR+ (FSD). It also went "up" lately but no idea why, maybe the software changed the way it's calculated or we got some efficiency out of it lately, meh

 

[Dolemite]

What's good for the battery is not necessarily good for battery readouts. Just drive the car. Range is also affected by your wheel configuration. I have a P3D- on which I run 19 x 9.5" wheels with 265/35 PS4S tires in the summer. I've set my configuration to the OEM 20" Performance and strictly use %. If I drive carefully, I get to my destination within ~2% points of the original estimate.

 

[vjason]

The range likely updates based on a variety of factors, though it’s impossible to know exactly what they are.
That said, I suspect Tesla code changes are at the top of the list.
While my wife has driven the car since May, that’s only about 4000 of those miles. There are more factors at play than just her leisurely driving style.

how??

 

[RS69]

Hello All

now 6 months on and 11000 miles on the clock, averaging 242 WH/miles, not bad going

 

[adrianp89]

Just drive it the best advise on this forum. At 320 avg on the interstate, I just plan to stop every 2 hours if need be. Otherwise my truck with a 700+ gas range gets the job done.

 

[Mattopotamus]

forked over the money, and I have no idea. I plug it in daily and just use the car. If I need to charge to 100%, I do it. I tracked my kWh for the first few weeks, and now I don't even think about it.