Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles::Also, the charging speeds are below par, but on the flip side, the sound system is awesome and the car is “a dream to drive.”

  • SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    According to my Tesla driving neighbor most people do not charge their Tesla to 100% in order to extend the battery lifespan. I don’t understand it but apparently Tesla recommends it.

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      10 months ago

      Your phone does the same thing just without communicating it. Samsung phones let you change the percentage of the battery is “100%” charged.

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      10 months ago

      As mentioned, lithium batteries are happiest charged around 20-80%. No shame in going higher if you need it, but typical day to day I drive less than 50 miles in a day. If I’m using 20% of my battery capacity, I don’t care if that means I go from 100% down to 80% or 80% down to 60%. I’ll plug it in at the end of the day and charge back up to whatever I want by the next morning.

      Put another way, how many times have you woken up thinking you need to stop at a gas station because you only have 3/4 of a tank?

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        10 months ago

        Put another way, how many times have you woken up thinking you need to stop at a gas station because you only have 3/4 of a tank?

        I mean, fairly often. But I imagine for neurotypical people it might be way less.😂