A 100% or Range Charge has a few issues.
At the extremes of charge there is deposition on the electrodes and chemical chages which reduces the batteries effectiveness. Watch "Why do Li-ion Batteries die ?..."
A good charge controller can minimize this problem by monitoring individual cells and not overcharging some while still charging others. This is why you can charge 80% of the battery in 40 minutes but need 35 more minutes to get to 100%
The worry is that using 100% charge all the time will reduce the range available from the battery faster than not. The degredation is going to happen anyway. When batteries are reported as have N cycles those are full charge/discharge cycles; avoiding those extremes can allow a good battery last a very long time.
An iphone does not let you actually charge to 100%, it leaves a buffer at the top; a dumb but effective charge controller. There is rumor that a software limited Tesla 60kWh battery is similarly limited at the top of the capacity so 100% is not really 100%. So while the interface would look the same the risk of 100% would not be an issue.
Reports here suggest batteries lose a bit of range early and then very slowly lose more range over time regardless of the max charge setting. There are threads here about using a near-zero drain followed by a charge will 100% to recalibrate the rated miles calculator but that is not doing anything to “fix” the battery degredation.
Tesla recommends daily charging in the 50%-90% range and charging only to 100% if you really need the range before your next charging opportunity. 95% is probably ok, too. They also recommend only charging as much as you need to before your next Supercharge if you are on a trip so most recharging happens in the low-charge/fast-recharge zone. Spending time charging that last few percent overnight in your garage may not be burdensom but waiting at a supercharger to find a home for those last few electrons is often a big waste of time.
Another way to ask the question is Why not charge to 90%? Only good reason is that you really need that last bit of range for your next leg.
BTW did you use a discount code for your recent order? It’s not too late ;-)
At the extremes of charge there is deposition on the electrodes and chemical chages which reduces the batteries effectiveness. Watch "Why do Li-ion Batteries die ?..."
A good charge controller can minimize this problem by monitoring individual cells and not overcharging some while still charging others. This is why you can charge 80% of the battery in 40 minutes but need 35 more minutes to get to 100%
The worry is that using 100% charge all the time will reduce the range available from the battery faster than not. The degredation is going to happen anyway. When batteries are reported as have N cycles those are full charge/discharge cycles; avoiding those extremes can allow a good battery last a very long time.
An iphone does not let you actually charge to 100%, it leaves a buffer at the top; a dumb but effective charge controller. There is rumor that a software limited Tesla 60kWh battery is similarly limited at the top of the capacity so 100% is not really 100%. So while the interface would look the same the risk of 100% would not be an issue.
Reports here suggest batteries lose a bit of range early and then very slowly lose more range over time regardless of the max charge setting. There are threads here about using a near-zero drain followed by a charge will 100% to recalibrate the rated miles calculator but that is not doing anything to “fix” the battery degredation.
Tesla recommends daily charging in the 50%-90% range and charging only to 100% if you really need the range before your next charging opportunity. 95% is probably ok, too. They also recommend only charging as much as you need to before your next Supercharge if you are on a trip so most recharging happens in the low-charge/fast-recharge zone. Spending time charging that last few percent overnight in your garage may not be burdensom but waiting at a supercharger to find a home for those last few electrons is often a big waste of time.
Another way to ask the question is Why not charge to 90%? Only good reason is that you really need that last bit of range for your next leg.
BTW did you use a discount code for your recent order? It’s not too late ;-)
BTW, good lengthy discussion at What is the correct maximum battery charge to set? 85%,90%,95%,97% and about the video at Why do Li-ion Batteries die? And how to improve the situation?
Another, albeit minor, issue is that you are regen limited when you charge to 100%, just like you are when you car has been in cold weather (Floridians may not know what I am talking about here 
). So your car will get worse mileage as it can't easily charge when coasting/braking.
). So your car will get worse mileage as it can't easily charge when coasting/braking.
Dawgfan
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I have a non battery response/question for you. You say you ordered today and have a July delivery. Do you actually have a July delivery date? Or did the design center say it would be delivered in July? The reason I ask is I ordered may 22, and don't have a vin or delivery date yet (my design center said July delivery, but I'm starting to think that's not going to happen).
Sorry if this should be in the delivery thread.
A lot of us who have purchased a Tesla have a discount link ... you get a discount if you use it, we get: Nothing. Nada. Zip (in CA).
As you ordered well after May 30th it seems, you can try having your DS and/or Tesla 800 Sales add a $1000 owner referral discount code to your order. I have heard they will add it if you ask. Say something like, "I need to give you an owner referral code for my new order." I posted about it here: New X Just Ordered. Who's Referral Code to Use? | Tesla Motors
Hope that helps.
