Thank you for such an informative video. Here in Dubai a lot of us are solely relying on Superchargers because not all of us can get NOC for chargers for our rental apartment parking and EV infrastructure is not that great here. One more thing, Super chargers are free here at the moment. My question, Is this practice (100% living on superchargers) bad for my Tesla’s batteries?
Thanks for sharing your experience! I'm no expert on the matter but from what I gather Supercharging 100% of the time will *accelerate* your degradation. All EVs degrade but constant DC fast charging seems to degrade the battery a little sooner. Rest assured you won't wake up one day and lose 50% of your range haha One thing Supercharging also does is throttle Supercharging speeds - to protect the battery. SO over time you won't be able to charge as fast as the day you picked your car up
Thanks man! Niche video but what I needed! some timestamps might help other viewers! Regardless I really enjoyed your speaking tone and the way you presented it! Thx again!
2014 Model S with sunroof. 81KM on it. The roof is clunky but with a little oil every spring and fall it is seem to help it. I have had sunroofs in other cars for years and love them. I just really don't trust the one I have now lol, but i still use it on occasion on long trips.
I have a 2017 with a sunroof. I can't imagine the car any other way. Seeing the sky through a big pane of glass is no substitute for being able to open it up. It's so big it feels like a convertible.
Interesting, video, thank you. One question, I am away once a year for one or two months , what happens to the battery after 2 months not being charged and left outside ? Is the battery going to be flat ?
Thanks for watching and great question! Things that drain the battery the most are sentry mode (having the cameras on recording movement around the car) and cabin over heat protection (ensures the interior temp. does not exceed a predetermined temp, so it runs the AC if sitting in the hot sun) So assuming you turn both those features off, your car should be fine for a couple months should you leave it parked with a relatively high state of charge. Ideally you have it plugged in even just on a 110v wall plug but if that's not a possibility that should be okay My worst "vampire drain" I've experience was my car was parked outside for ~3 weeks during the cold winter and I lost ~15% after that period of time if I recall correctly. My car is also a 2018 without a heatpump so they did improve in 2021+
@@teslaaddict Thank you very much for your helpful advice. I live in an apartment with no facility to charge (where I live in the UK the weather is not extreme like some parts of the US ). Considering getting a Tesla which is most probably my last car as I am not young anymore. I need to experience owning an EV.
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Your RU-vid channel videos are very nice. But basically, there are some problems. What you can't realize. Your video is not well-tagged. For that, you don't have the right viewers. And if you can solve this problem, your channel will get more views and subscribed watch time. Today, basically The front design of your video is better. A quality design will attract your viewer profit. I can help you. Hope I have convinced you.
Your RU-vid channel videos are very nice. But basically, there are some problems. What you can't realize. Your video is not well-tagged. For that, you don't have the right viewers. And if you can solve this problem, your channel will get more views and subscribed watch time. Today, basically The front design of your video is better. A quality design will attract your viewer profit. I can help you. Hope I have convinced you.
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Nice videos! Can you share more about your gloss silver model 3 did you wrap it? If so, what brand? How's it been so far? Love gloss so much more than matte.
Thanks! My car's body is stock OEM, no PPF ceramic coating or a wrap. I just hand wash it 1-2 a month... looks good for a 6 year old car with ~120k km if I say so myself!
I have the impression that the number of superchargers in Poland is a taboo topic. I see. I have Greenway, Elocity, Purecity and others... and I understand that this will be enough. We are planning a trip to Kuźnica near Jastarnia - there was supposed to be a supercharger in Tricity. We want to go to Sztynort, but there is not even a Greenway there. I have a Tesla Y LR AWD and my son has a Tesla S 90D, but it is difficult for him to use free refueling in the north of Poland. But we have friends there who have photovoltaics on their roofs and they promised that we would be able to charge them there. BUT IS THIS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE? And the price of over PLN 3 per kW (Greenway, Elocity, Orlen and the latter I understand because they sell petroleum products and do not want competition) is the price of electricity twice as high as the price of the same electricity for charging cars in Germany. In Germany, the price of fuel is about 2 euros and a supercharger is 0.50 euros. So 1/4. And here the price of fuel is PLN 6.5 and the price of kW is PLN 3.15. i.e. 1/2. One concern, one price:))). We were the Tesla of Hannover and Bremen; in Italy, Monaco, etc. Western Europe is full of superchargers and is fun to drive. We heard about queues at Superchargers in Radom and Kostomłoty. Can you make a material about superchargers in Poland? One film about superchargers was made by this guy from Silesia - I'm a fan of his message - but the material was depressing.
I must have a Model S unicorn … a 2016 (but built in September 2015) S90rear wheel drive. Difficult to find information on this model. I wonder how many were ordered.
Interesting! Are you the original owner? I know of a few cars that started life as an 85, 85D or P85D and when the battery was replaced Tesla replaced it with a 90 battery. (making them 90, 90D and P90D) @teslataxi on Instagram is a good example
@@teslaaddict Recently purchased from the 2nd owner. I have a copy of the factory order sheet, which indicates the car is a S90. The badging on the rear also says it’s a 90.
I have an Outback, but I am contemplating going electric and buying an EV(Tesla Model Y long range). For me its only a 22 km round trip to work and back. I can also charge in the parking lot at work if I wish. However I'm from Sask where temperatures regularly dip to the -20s during the cold winder months(Sometimes -30 and for days at a time). Do you think I could get by on a level one charger despite these extreme temps? My SUV is always parked outside as I live in a townhouse complex.
Great questions thanks for asking! Might be hard to rely on it.. are you near a Supercharger? Maybe would require 1x stop a week as a backup... I haven't had experience in those extreme temps
I personally would not own an ev either if i couldn't charge at home. Having to schedule time around charging your vehicle 2 or more times is a major inconvenience, especially considering it cost 2x to 4x more than at home. If there is extreme weather, like freezing cold (like negative fahrenheit) for days you going to have even more problems since you cant precondition off the grid and keep your battery at a good level without a lot of extra work.
I only charge at Superchargers, no home charger. In southern California, it’s not a problem finding a Supercharger. Cost is about $0.32 kWh. If I charged at home, I would pay $0.28 kWh based on my rates. I recharge about twice a week, drive 1,000 miles a month. It is cheaper than the gas I was buying for the Nissan Altima I had been driving at 30 mpg but it does require 2 trips to the Supercharger per week (about 20 minutes per charge).
Thank you so much for this video. I’m in the market for an EV, and THIS is exactly what my brain is trying to figure out because your scenario is what I’ll be dealing with. So thank you! It’s cool that you work where I’m looking at buying an EV. Plus, you listen to Wallows, haha.
I only supercharge. You're right it's definitely not as convenient but if you reframe the situation and think that is time that you carve out for yourself to meditate or stop rushing around like most people do I actually think it can be a benefit for your life. Also I will push back on the DC fast charging being bad. I have driven over 185,000 miles only supercharging and believe my degredation to be similar to slow charging cars. About 8-11%
Thanks for sharing! I'd have to agree; I feel like there is a notion out there that if you DC fast too often your battery will explode or lose half its range in a few years. Pfffffff not the case as you say! :)
I am trying this now, I have a charger at home level 1 (plug in via dryer outlet) I found that my electric co was charging .36 a kw, I can leave early 5:30a and charge for .28 a kw, after 11p .23 a kw…it s a no brainer it’s supercharger for me 2-3 days a week, I try not go below 20%, I have a LFP battery so I can charge to 100% daily.
Looks like your commute is a little long to rely on L1 charging. Tesla installing massive batteries to alleviate range anxiety seems to help by buffering for several days.
Great question! Although I don't have an exact figure it wouldn't have been more than a few dollars. Charging during off peak hours using 110v is so minimal. I'd be surprised if my week took more than ~5$. For reference, my parents who charge on 240v typically spend ~25$ on a monthly basis.
Been doing that for a year and a half, since my first & second Teslas have free supercharging. Density of chargers in LA means I have about 90 available chargers within 10 miles. Easy peasy.
Don't know if I would have purchased MY if I were unable to charge at home. The convenience of pulling into my home, plugging in, and walking away cannot be overemphasized. Also, the costs associated with the Supercharger Network can minimize the advantages of owning IMO. To each their own I suppose. The vehicle is amazing and I can see why people would forego home-charging to be a part of the Tesla experience.
Our houses have 240V as well (split single phase with a common neutral; both "hot" legs are less than 150V from ground). L2 charge ports are just not common yet. Just about every detached house will have a few Nema 5-15 receptacles (120V, 15A peak, 12A continuous).
That sounds like the worst thing in the world to do. Why wouldn’t you just drive a regular car. The hrs you spend per week just to charge account to the amount of hrs I spend all year maintaining my car.
If all your charging comes from Superchargers, like me, the key is to work charging into your destinations, just like on road trips. I buy groceries at stores with Superchargers or go to restaurants near to Superchargers. Just like how on road trips, pee stops, power naps, and food are going to happen where there's a Supercharger. In the rare event that I must charge and don't have something to do at the stop, like you said, I just do what I'd do at home -- screw around on the internet. As for having to drive far on short notice in a rush with a low state of charge, that just does not happen. That said, it would be great to have 500mi batteries if only to keep charge in the 20%-80% range and have 300mi actual range between charge stops. You figured this out when you noted the Model S Long Range will result in Supercharging less often.
The question isn't whether or not it can be done. For most people, the answer is yes. It's just a matter of whether or not you can deal with the inconvenience. I have 2 public charging stations within a 4 minute drive from my house and work from home. I could easily eat pizza during lunch while charging. The problem with this is when you're taken out of your routine. What happens if you have 85 miles left of range and all of a sudden, you need to drive 150 miles? You're going to have to make an extra stop along the way. Being able to always leave fully charged (well at least up to 80%) means this will rarely happen. I personally wouldn't have gotten an EV if I didn't have L2 charging at home. One of the many beauties of driving an EV is just jumping in your car and driving and never having to visit a gas station.
My conclusion, almost to a tee! :) I love how you say how this is an inconvenience if it takes you out of your routine. Very succinct, I wish I put it that way in the video. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience!
It's also a question of what difference (if any) it makes in the health of the battery. Either way, repeatedly charging to 100% lowers the long-term battery capacity.
I own a Chevy Bolt EV that is parked outside of my garage all of the time. I have L1 and L2 EVSEs just inside of the garage and within reach of my EV. Bolt has the capability of being set for delay charging to a set completion time. On a cold winter night, I will set delayed charging to 7am. That way charging will begin sometime in early evening and continue through the coldest part of the night to 7am. As you know, charging also keeps the battery warm. In addition, I often use the L1 EVSE because, while slower, it charges and adds heat for a longer period of time. In the morning, I’ll remote start the car to precondition before unplugging the EVSE and driving away...
You certainly could however at times you're going to find superchargers being 8 to 12 miles away from your location if you were to drive your car to small to large family vacation destinations.
Absolutely. I'm fortunate enough that there is a Supercharger right by my home, on my way to work, and one close to work. If there isn't a station nearby that complicates the matter even more. Thanks for watching!
Awesome video, but I still contend if you buy a BEV and live in a COLD climate you really need to invest in a 240V electric connection. 32amps (or higher, I get 48 with my Gen 3 WC) really takes the worry out of EV ownership in the winter. Just think how nice it would be to wake every morning to 80% and a fully conditioned cabin and battery. Here in Illinois, I had no issues operating our 2022 MYP in -5F temps (-20C) for the three days of an arctic blast last month.
