Hello everyone,
I have had my Model 3 SR+ for about a month but last week was my first week back at work commuting 72 miles each way 100% highway and I was looking for some real world advice on how to be as smart as possible with my range. When I get to work I have just about 52% remaining and the trip planner says I would be able to make it home with 21% remaining without charging. While I have access to free 3/kW charging at work which makes things nice and comfortable, I worry about the margins if and when that charging source might not be available. I will lay out my detailed situation below, and have read all of the articles regarding scheduled charging, not using the heater, etc but would love some real world best practices from those of you with solid commutes. And before anyone says "Well you should have purchased the LR model", I agree but the SR+ was the right fit for me financially... Thanks!
At Home:
-Scheduled charging/departure set up within 10 minutes of my departure time.
-HVAC pre-conditioning the car before departure, and turning off the heat while driving and using the seat heaters instead.
-Charging to 90% (220mi) *Charging to 95% would increase my margins significantly, and being all highway I barely get any regen while cruising, would this be terribly detrimental to battery longevity keeping those factors in mind?*
-Cruising on the highway between 70/74mph, obviously slower is more efficient, but I have to balance efficiency with safety on the New York State Thruway, where 65mph speed limit means everyone is going 80-90mph.
-V3 Supercharger less than a mile from my house.
At Work:
-Free 3/kW charging via a TMC I got out of the junkyard and repaired, via a plug in our workshop.
-V2 Supercharger within 5 miles of our facility (I only plan on using this in dire situations)
-Plans in the works for future company supported 7/kW charging stations but that's looking like at least 6-8 months from now due to COVID.
Again, many many thanks!
I have had my Model 3 SR+ for about a month but last week was my first week back at work commuting 72 miles each way 100% highway and I was looking for some real world advice on how to be as smart as possible with my range. When I get to work I have just about 52% remaining and the trip planner says I would be able to make it home with 21% remaining without charging. While I have access to free 3/kW charging at work which makes things nice and comfortable, I worry about the margins if and when that charging source might not be available. I will lay out my detailed situation below, and have read all of the articles regarding scheduled charging, not using the heater, etc but would love some real world best practices from those of you with solid commutes. And before anyone says "Well you should have purchased the LR model", I agree but the SR+ was the right fit for me financially... Thanks!
At Home:
-Scheduled charging/departure set up within 10 minutes of my departure time.
-HVAC pre-conditioning the car before departure, and turning off the heat while driving and using the seat heaters instead.
-Charging to 90% (220mi) *Charging to 95% would increase my margins significantly, and being all highway I barely get any regen while cruising, would this be terribly detrimental to battery longevity keeping those factors in mind?*
-Cruising on the highway between 70/74mph, obviously slower is more efficient, but I have to balance efficiency with safety on the New York State Thruway, where 65mph speed limit means everyone is going 80-90mph.
-V3 Supercharger less than a mile from my house.
At Work:
-Free 3/kW charging via a TMC I got out of the junkyard and repaired, via a plug in our workshop.
-V2 Supercharger within 5 miles of our facility (I only plan on using this in dire situations)
-Plans in the works for future company supported 7/kW charging stations but that's looking like at least 6-8 months from now due to COVID.
Again, many many thanks!