This is super helpful! Let's hope my VIN is not one of the affected. or Hope that it is?
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Range Loss Over Time, What Can Be Expected, Efficiency, How to Maintain Battery Health
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5_+JqckQttqck
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VIN 21k would put it earlier build than mine. I took delivery in June 2018 and they kept my car for a few days to upgrade something related to the power system.
I don’t see VIN ranges listed on those bulletins. Am I missing something? I just see an approximate date range between May 2018 and Sept 2018 for build date. My door seal states a August 2018 build date, so it looks like I may be in that range. I get around 297 miles on my P3D for a 100% charge on 2019.32.12.2 with only 7988mi on the odometer. (Typically only charge to 80% daily and rarely drop below 50%.)
What else can I check to see to determine if the bulletin is applicable to me? Do I need to call Tesla Service?
5_+JqckQttqck
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Thought I should share my data regards the battery degrading but this happens at the same time as the Software updates - coincidence?
Has anyone else noticed this?
(SR+) – received the new car in late August 2019
Did software vesion 2019.32.2.1 have any issues? (Data from Teslafi - exported into excel)
Has anyone else noticed this?
(SR+) – received the new car in late August 2019
Did software vesion 2019.32.2.1 have any issues? (Data from Teslafi - exported into excel)
The only thing with that website is it's a safety recall. So the question is can battery range lost be consider safety issue for consumers. If not, I don't think Tesla would put it on there or register.
I also took delivery in June 2018 so curious as to when mine was built. I'll also check the driver door to see when it was made.
5_+JqckQttqck
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No official announcements - youtubers and enthusiasts suspect Tesla took away ~3kW from the usable portion of the battery to protect the packs from premature degradation (i.e. don't want to refit hundreds of thousands of battery packs under warranty).
283 here, changed to % and stopped caring.
just checked my made date. I think it's on the top right hand corner of the driver door sticker. It says 5/18 so i can only assume it means May 2018 build date. If it is, it is one of the ones affected according to this bulletin.
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10148848-9999.pdf
Also, if you read the bulletin, it says ": This campaign bulletin addresses a known non-safety-related condition and provides recommended technical diagnosis and repair procedures"... and since it's not a safety related condition, I don't think it would be a VIN on the recall website (Check for Recalls: Vehicle, Car Seat, Tire, Equipment) I dont' think.
Not not sure if I should report it now or say later down the road i.e., 3 years later. Thoughts? I just want to get the range that I paid for which is LR RWD (500km/310mi) and not anything less with defect.
Ill freely admit i'm worried about battery degradation. I've had my model 3 from about 14 months with around 13.5k miles driven. Only supercharged a handful of times and 95% of my charging is done on a level 2 charger at work. Never completely killed the battery or fully charged to 100%. My average wh/mi is 218. Lately my app says at 90% I have roughly 278ish miles, which works out to about 85% (278/325). I have the LR edition. I've roughly lost 5% of my battery in little over a year?
278miles @90%SOC is 309miles. According to Stats, at 13k to 14k miles, the average LR owner is showing ~310 miles.
Look for the blue histogram above the 13 and 14 on the x-axis. The peak, ie average, is right on the red line at 310 miles.
PSA to all the new Tesla owners out there. If you're driving in cold climates, you'll get much worse range in the city vs. long road trips on the highway.
M3BlueGeorgia
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That's not a valid conclusion for road trips, though a series of commuter length trips might see this kind of degradation.
If commuting in really frigid weather, be charging every day and try to warm the cabin while still connected to external power.
If commuting in really frigid weather, be charging every day and try to warm the cabin while still connected to external power.
CLICK BAIT ALERT.... you'll get much worse range in the city vs. long road trips on the highway regardless of weather condition.
super20g
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I am barely getting over 100 miles in a 100% charged SR. Typical driving. Little bit of a heavy foot. Didn't expect it to be that bad though.
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