Regenerative Braking with 100% Charged Software-Limited 60 kWh Battery

[Tesl@ Bargain]

Supercharging the 60D to 100% is impressively fast, due to it really being only 80%

Indeed, I have seen our S 60 charging with a max of 100 kW below 50% and reaching 100% with impressive 33 kW.

 

[abasile]

Not really, because though it clearly is an advantage, you can barely use it to charge more than the 60 kWh unless you try some (unpractical) trickery. How many people live on a hill? How many people live on a really high mountain? Our way goes downhill for about 1 km ~ 0.62 miles, but the recuperated energy is just between 200 and 270 Wh. That certainly has no influence on a decision to purchase the 75 kWh upgrade or not.

I guess it depends where you charge the car. Here in southern California, 17 million people live within a moderate distance of high elevation mountain towns and resorts. I'd consider it a benefit to be able to stay overnight at a hotel or cabin, or spend the day at a ski resort, and charge to "100%" before descending the mountain. Even if you end up with only an extra 4 kWh, that's still helpful.

Hopefully Tesla won't consider this to be a concern, however, and "60 kWh" owners can continue enjoying this perk.

 

[Olle]

Does anybody know how much of the limiter that is placed above and below the useable energy?

For any amount of energy between usable 0 and above anti bricking protection, will it shut the car down when you reach zero range displayed?

 

[Tesl@ Bargain]

Does anybody know how much of the limiter that is placed above and below the useable energy? For any amount of energy between usable 0 and above anti bricking protection, will it shut the car down when you reach zero range displayed?

It behalves like any other Tesla with the addition of the extra buffer at the top. So if you reach 0 there is some more mileage left before it shuts down (still save of bricking), and if you charge full it's in fact 80% of the real capacity.

 

[Olle]

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