Help me understand kWh charging = miles for MY

[Rocdude]

I don't think its going to matter much how fast your home charging setup is, I think you can get close to 150 miles of range added using just 110 plug over the weekend (220 is better option for sure), but regardless of miles driven you are going to have additional loss during the week when you are away from home:

- Sentry Mode (can be turned off if you want)
- Cabin overheat protection (can be turned off if you want)
- Range loss due to cold weather during the winter months
- EPA rating of the vehicle does not reflect real life use in most cases

I personally would charge to 95% before leaving Monday morning and plan on SuperCharging at least once during the week or better yet can you plugin at night where you stay during the week? Or maybe there is public charging near your work place?

Thank you. That's what I am concerned and I am actively looking for public chargers near by.

 

[Zcd1]

I will be picking up the car this friday. There will be a home/travel charger but I do not have a NEMA 15-40 outlet. Even if I put one in, the cost for a NEMA adapter is $220 [Tesla stopped giving the NEMA adapter, we have to now buy them]. So if I have to wire my garage, I might as well go big and use the wall charger which is only $300 more. And apparently the NEMA outlets now have to have a ground fault circuit interrupter to meet code. Apparently the breaker with the GFC costs an additional $150 and still uses only 50 amp breaker, where as the wall charger uses 60 amp breakers and can charge up to 48 amps. So for a few extra hundred dollars why not go with the wall charger.

Now knowing that you don’t have the car yet clarifies things.

FWIW, I’ve only ever used the mobile charger that came with the car (and that will come with your car). 20 months and no problems, nor any need for a wall charger.

 

[Rocdude]

Make sure you have regeneration on normal and your acceleration in chill mode. Since you sound like you are micromanaging your energy usage, this will help you conserve energy. Keep climate adjustments to less than extreme settings as well until you have more convenient charging options.

Thanks. I am trying to see if I can get away with one charge at home. But looks like it is not going to be possible. Have look for a top up when I am away from home.