Phantom drain not happening

[M1tch]

I’m currently deployed overseas at short notice and managed to get the car charged to 69% before I left. It’s in a secure location so left sentry mode off. I’ve checked in every 3-4 days and after 15 days it’s only dropped to 66%. I was under the impression it dropped much more but either way very happy with these figures. Another week or so to go and I recon I’ll still have enough to get home - if not defo to the nearest supercharger.

 

[Algy]

I’m currently deployed overseas at short notice and managed to get the car charged to 69% before I left. It’s in a secure location so left sentry mode off. I’ve checked in every 3-4 days and after 15 days it’s only dropped to 66%. I was under the impression it dropped much more but either way very happy with these figures. Another week or so to go and I recon I’ll still have enough to get home - if not defo to the nearest supercharger.

I've been experiencing very little phantom drain too!
I only have TeslaFi connected and it hasn't been interrupting the sleep at all which is great.

 

[Adopado]

I’m currently deployed overseas at short notice and managed to get the car charged to 69% before I left. It’s in a secure location so left sentry mode off. I’ve checked in every 3-4 days and after 15 days it’s only dropped to 66%. I was under the impression it dropped much more but either way very happy with these figures. Another week or so to go and I recon I’ll still have enough to get home - if not defo to the nearest supercharger.

I have the impression that losses have reduced since I first got the Model 3 (2019), so I imagine there has been some refining of the software control of systems whilst the car is not in use. Is your car plugged in? I'm expecting the answer to be yes because if you have been waking it up every few days that would be expected to introduce some additional losses. If it's plugged in then it will use some shore power to support the waking periods.

 

[M1tch]

It’s not plugged in, no. I’ve got a colleague ready to plug it in the day I fly so I should have a fully charged car on my return.

 

[Adopado]

It’s not plugged in, no. I’ve got a colleague ready to plug it in the day I fly so I should have a fully charged car on my return.

In that case I am especially impressed!

 

[ediflyer]

Wow - I wish I was getting figures as good as that!

Parked on Monday night at 65%, not used since then. Looking just now on TeslaFi it was asleep all Tuesday but was awake for 3h in the early hours of this morning and now showing as 61%

 

[M1tch]

After 3 weeks, it dropped to just 65%. A mate plugged it in before I flew giving nearly 14 hours of charge so was ready for the journey home when I got back. Quite impressed given what I’d read about 1-2% a day losses

 

[M1tch]

Another oversea trip! Now been 5 weeks. Left at 87% and is now only at 85%. Barely logged into the car to check but it’s seemingly using almost nothing. Not plugged in and no sentry mode. 3 weeks to go but should be able to get home with the amount of battery it has left.

 

[Tony Hoyle]

It's definitely improved.. it's not 0 but it's good enough you don't have to worry too much any more.

I thought it might be improvements with the new processor in the Y but it seems it's also improved in the older cars as well. Good news.

 

[Big Dunc]

Our 2014 car still loses 1 to 2 % over night every night. No sentry mode. No Tesla Fi and not checking it / waking it up with the app. I suspect it is not going to sleep properly (or at all) but as it isn't an issue for a car which is used most days and gets fully charged by surplus PV most days, it isn't a problem and I have not been too concerned about it.

 

[Gatsojon]

This is a good news story

 

[init6]

Our 2014 car still loses 1 to 2 % over night every night. No sentry mode. No Tesla Fi and not checking it / waking it up with the app. I suspect it is not going to sleep properly (or at all) but as it isn't an issue for a car which is used most days and gets fully charged by surplus PV most days, it isn't a problem and I have not been too concerned about it.

If it wasn't going to sleep at all you'd expect a lot more loss than that. IIRC my LR loses about 4% overnight if sentry is on. 1-2% sounds about normal (depending on the size of your battery)