Charging - best practices

[guydot]

Newbie here so apologies if this has been covered elsewhere...

What's the best practice in terms of home charging? Is 80% better than 90% if I do not need the range on a daily basis? Is charging daily better or emptying the battery, say down to 20% better before charging?

Thank you!

 

[NpOverspeed]

Newbie here so apologies if this has been covered elsewhere...

What's the best practice in terms of home charging? Is 80% better than 90% if I do not need the range on a daily basis? Is charging daily better or emptying the battery, say down to 20% better before charging?

Thank you!

 

[NpOverspeed]

Newbie here so apologies if this has been covered elsewhere...

What's the best practice in terms of home charging? Is 80% better than 90% if I do not need the range on a daily basis? Is charging daily better or emptying the battery, say down to 20% better before charging?

Thank you!

How I Recovered Half of my Battery's Lost Capacity

check out this thread. Lots of good information.

 

[XLR82XS]

https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_3_owners_manual_north_america_en.pdf

 

[guydot]

https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/model_3_owners_manual_north_america_en.pdf

Thanks! I did not receive the car yet but this definitely answers the daily charge question. I did not find any reference to 80% vs 90% but a quick online search shows that 90% is the default and should be just fine.

 

[The_Observer]

You are going to see alot of arguments for 80% vs 90%, and Elon has stated both percentages are fine from time to time on Twitter.

My opinion? Just pick one, whichever makes you feel better, just nothing >90% would be good.

 

[kbecks13]

The cause for the debate on this topic is pretty much summarized/caused by this tweet thread: https://twitter.com/pfierens/status/1068921251832492035

Elon essentially says two things:

• Technically 70% SOC is ideal since it is closer to 50% and reduces wear on the battery
• In practice, the impact on your battery is not really a problem and it's fine to just charge to 80-90% to have more usable mileage. This has minor wear on your battery.

 

[jjrandorin]

OP, if you have ever been a part of any car forum at all, this question you are asking is very much like asking the following questions:

1. My <insert car here> came with runflat tires. Are runflats better than regular tires?
2. Is it better to use synthetic oil for an oil change, rather than regular oil?
3. What tires should I get for my car? Do I need snow tires or are all seasons good enough?
4. Whats a good price to pay for tint on my car?

Point being, is there is no "correct" answer. There is a section on charging from tesla in the manual, and they have some tips about range. If you want to START with what tesla recommends, related to range of your car, you can start by reading the first page or so of the following thread:

Tesla Official Statement on Range

Past that, you basically need to just search here and decide what you specifically want to do. Just like the examples above, there are people who believe strongly on one thing or another related to each of those things, but there is no "right' answer... just like there is no "right" answer on "what is the best way to charge"?

 

[designrs]

For my Model 3 SR+:
72% is my normal charge, and I usually return home anywhere between 48% to 62%
(This covers my average day, plus a bit extra for last-minute plans)
80% for longer days, I will not hesitate
90% for most trips, especially those which I have not driven before
100% almost never, but if I feel like I may need (or want) every bit of energy I’d do it.

Always prefer to charge before going below 20%... although I know I can.

Always plugged in at home.

 

[UncertainTimes]

I like 69% personally

 

[The_Observer]

I like 69% personally

Nice.

 

[designrs]

I like 69% personally

69 degrees is my default temperature position setting.
Stay cool no matter how hot it gets!

 

[lUtriaNt]

i charge to 95...