Tesla Motors Club
Hey all —
M3 owner for a little over a month. We live in the Central Valley in California and commute to Pleasanton every day. We have a M3 AWD LR and we use about 50% of the battery every week day.
Since it takes longer to get up to 90% which costs more money in power, and it charges faster from lower SoC, would it be better to only charge to 70% and run it down to ~20% every day or charge it up to 80, 85, or 90% every day and only run it down to 15-25%
I would think it would cost less to go with a lower amount as getting to 70% versus higher levels would take longer and thus cost more.
Any thoughts on this?
M3 owner for a little over a month. We live in the Central Valley in California and commute to Pleasanton every day. We have a M3 AWD LR and we use about 50% of the battery every week day.
Since it takes longer to get up to 90% which costs more money in power, and it charges faster from lower SoC, would it be better to only charge to 70% and run it down to ~20% every day or charge it up to 80, 85, or 90% every day and only run it down to 15-25%
I would think it would cost less to go with a lower amount as getting to 70% versus higher levels would take longer and thus cost more.
Any thoughts on this?