Not Much Driving These Days

[Birdman325]

Now that I am part of the WFH brigade and doing very little driving, my car is sitting in the driveway plugged in with a state of charge set at 50%.

That is enough if I need to go do a little shopping or pick something up but it could be several days in between driving so after returning from my Sunday trip out to London, ON, when I got home I charged up to 50% and leaving it there.

 

[TW14 9LF]

21.7 miles last week. 45.2 the week before, as I had to take a run out to get some computer supplies to support WFH.

I have my car set at 80%, charged in all the time. My normal setting, don't see any reason to change it.

 

[Birdman325]

Let the discussion begin!

 

[XLR82XS]

I have my car set at 80%, charged in all the time. My normal setting, don't see any reason to change it.

No reason to change. Follow owners manual guidance on charging. Due to my mission critical job I am not on WFH and putting on as many miles as normal for me.

Stay safe everyone!

 

[Silicon Desert]

21.7 miles last week. 45.2 the week before, as I had to take a run out to get some computer supplies to support WFH.

Interesting. I think I drove my car about 21.7 FEET last week..... just out to the driveway to wash it

 

[run-the-joules]

Due to my mission critical job I am not on WFH and putting on as many miles as normal for me.

Same, but hot damn my commute is wonderful without so much traffic.

 

[ofcorona]

Yup. My job is considered essential so I am still doing the same commute. Only this I am wasting more energy because there no traffic so higher speeds lol.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Anybody notice how crystal clear the air is these days. With fewer cars/trucks/busses on the road the air has gotten noticibly fresher smelling. Almost like I got new glasses.

Also notice how much quieter things are without the constant low drone of traffic off in the distance.

Gives a preview on how pristine the earth will be when gassers get totally banned from our communities.

 

[Zoomit]

No reason to change. Follow owners manual guidance on charging.

What's appropriate and reasonable for daily charging is not the same as for long-term storage. Unfortunately Tesla provides no specific guidance on optimum storage conditions.

There have been many storage threads over the years and understandably a few recently. Here's a recent one:

Quarantined charging habits?

 

[Uncle Paul]

Cops are complaining that people are going crazy with speed on the wide open freeways. See lots of roll overs and drivers going over 100 mph. Cops were taken off the highways to do more critical patrols, but are now being brought back to focus of speeders.
Be Careful out there!

I am keeping my Tesla charged to at least 80% incase an emergency comes up where I need to be somewhere in a hurry.
Optimizing Battery health is of low concern to me right now.

 

[Birdman325]

What's appropriate and reasonable for daily charging is not the same as for long-term storage. Unfortunately Tesla provides no specific guidance on optimum storage conditions.

There have been many storage threads over the years and understandably a few recently. Here's a recent one:

Quarantined charging habits?

That's a great thread. Thx. (I was just trying to generate some discussion while waiting for the Minister of Finance (Canada) to release some updated proposals - bumped to tomorrow). No need to keep this thread in parallel.

 

[run-the-joules]

Yup. My job is considered essential so I am still doing the same commute. Only this I am wasting more energy because there no traffic so higher speeds lol.

My efficiency is improved! Steady 75mph is a lot better than constantly going between 30 and 60mph.

 

[ofcorona]

My efficiency is improved! Steady 75mph is a lot better than constantly going between 30 and 60mph.

SF rush hour must be different from LA rush hour. LA is no more than 15 mph on an average day.

 

[XLR82XS]

What's appropriate and reasonable for daily charging is not the same as for long-term storage. Unfortunately Tesla provides no specific guidance on optimum storage conditions.

There have been many storage threads over the years and understandably a few recently. Here's a recent one:

Quarantined charging habits?

Model 3 Manual: "Model 3 has one of the most sophisticated battery systems in the world. The most important way to preserve the Battery is to LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE PLUGGED IN when you are not using it. This is particularly important if you are not planning to drive Model 3 for several weeks."

 

[Apprunner]

SF rush hour must be different from LA rush hour. LA is no more than 15 mph on an average day.

SF traffic isn't as bad as LA. I've been stuck in both plenty of times and LA is JUST THE WORST...

 

[The_Observer]

Yup. My job is considered essential so I am still doing the same commute. Only this I am wasting more energy because there no traffic so higher speeds lol.

Very much the same here working at an essential business. My car energy consumption went up 10-20% than the usual amount...

 

[run-the-joules]

SF rush hour must be different from LA rush hour. LA is no more than 15 mph on an average day.

HOV lane life is a constant series of accelerations and decelerations as people who have no F'ing business being in that lane move in and out.

 

[Zoomit]

Model 3 Manual: "Model 3 has one of the most sophisticated battery systems in the world. The most important way to preserve the Battery is to LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE PLUGGED IN when you are not using it. This is particularly important if you are not planning to drive Model 3 for several weeks."

Exactly. The next sentence in the manual is important: "When plugged in, Model 3 wakes up when needed to automatically maintain a charge level that maximizes the lifetime of the Battery." Basically what they're directing owners to do is plug it in to ensure the car's vampire drain, which used to be much worse than it is recently, does not leave the battery at 0% SOC. That will quickly destroy the battery's life.

They say what to do to avoid bricking the battery, but Tesla doesn't state the actual optimal storage conditions. "Plugged in" is insufficient to define this. I hope people recognize that battery lifetime is generally dependent on, among other things, average SoC and average temperature. Likewise, I hope we can agree that there are gentler storage conditions than 90% SOC and 110 deg F.

 

[TMThree]

 

[OCR1]

What's appropriate and reasonable for daily charging is not the same as for long-term storage. Unfortunately Tesla provides no specific guidance on optimum storage conditions.

There have been many storage threads over the years and understandably a few recently. Here's a recent one:

Quarantined charging habits?

Did you check the owner’s manual under charging procedures during worldwide isolation periods?