4. Tesla Best Charging Habits 

This is the FIRST video that all new Tesla owners should be watching. Very well done, easily understood information communicated simply and directly.

Thank you for simplifying what the owner manual says. I’ve worked in a well-known German dealership for many years. Every time a customer came over with a complaint, the first thing we were trained to do was pull the owners manual from the glove box and show the owner precisely what they recommend; it is challenging to explain this to the owner or operator that doesn’t usually seem clear by pulling owners manual to show them more about their vehicle. Sometimes that doesn't even go well or is not clear enough, but your research and breakdown of the explanation are straightforward and well done.

Excellent explanation on battery charging. Appreciate how well you boil down just the essential information.

Love your channel, bottom line simple for all to understand. Great job💯

Great job Mike! Your explanation is the most clear of all I have seen. Thanks

This is super helpful...I'm getting a model 3 in about 1.5 months (already ordered, just waiting). Under normal circumstances I drive about 10 miles/week...I've owned a Prius since 2004. This is exactly what it does (automatically), it tries to keep the battery at 80%. 90% for daily driving sounds good. I don't make road trips often, and when I do they are within 100 miles from home...when I know a road trip is coming up I'll set it to 100% the day before.

Gee someone who reads the owners manual. Tks and enjoy your efforts. Thank you.

I just bought my Model 3 and accepted delivery yesterday. I only have level 1 charging capabilities at my home right now. This answered a lot of my questions. Very helpful thanks.

So nice (and rare) to have clear information delivered succinctly. Thanks.

Love this battery series, very informative. Will absolutely recommend your videos to any potential Tesla buyers with battery/charging questions.

Best informative video on RU-vid. Thank You!

Thanks for bringing some clarity! Great work!

Timely. New Wall Connector being installed today. Thanks!

The best video about charging! Thank you!!!

Straight forward, very helpful.

Mike, I just ordered a Model Y, and it will deliver on or about July 1st. I cannot begin to tell you how helpful your wonderful videos are. I have been learning all about my new car, thanks to you. I no longer feel overwhelmed, at the learning curve, thanks to your great videos. Thanks so very much sir!

A very well put together clip!! Thx man!!

great straight to the point break down. That last screen shot should be in every tesla owners glovebox. thank you

Great video... Thank you! As a new Model 3 owner, it answered many of my questions.

Thanks for the for the video, interesting. I will follow your recommendations

Really well thought out explanation of good charging habits .

Great informative piece. Been confused by this since owning my MICM3.

Great video, again. Your battery series has been really straightforward and helpful for a lot of people. Thanks.

Thank you for giving us facts from Tesla instead of opinions from owners. Best video I’ve found yet! Keep up the good work.

great video! I've had my Model 3 LR for a week and I am following all of your advices :)

Thank you for this video. I have a 2021 M3, I do a lot of driving therefore I find myself having to charge my car quite often. This was concerning to me. I think using the practices you mentioned might help to preserve some of my battery life. I just recently had the home charger installed so I'm anxious to see if leaving the car plugged in when not in use will decrease some of the battery drain. Thanks...

Thanks for this. I did not have a chance to go through the manual yet.

This was so helpful! Thank you!

I found charging to 90 percent had the regenerative braking not working right away. I've started charging it to 80 and regenerative braking works right away. It's better to have consistent braking in my opinion.

Outstandingly valuable information! Many thanks...

How do you find all this info and keep up with it!! Amazing. I learned from this video, thank you!

You should be the official voice of Tesla support videos.. super smooth :)

Picked up my MYLR Thursday last week. Thanks for the information, CLEAR CONCISE and TO THE POINT. I charged at level one charged for the first time starting Saturday night. Took almost 36 hours to add 100 miles of charge. Level one might be all I need for now. I work from home and really don't drive that much. Taking a road trip at the end of the month though... 🙂

Can’t wait to own one someday! Thank you for this thorough video. Nice money trees! 🙏🏼

Thanks for a much needed video !

Great summary.

Very nice! Fast! And easy to understand! 😊 thank u!

As I contemplate a model 3 I found this to be excellent info, thank you and I did subscribe too. 👍

Thank you. Excellent video.

I've had my M3 since 2018 and still found this vid informative...much thanks! Still LOVE the car.

Great video! Very helpful information.

Great video, very informative. Thank you.

I just bought a 2015 Model S. I was interested in knowing the best options to charging the car to prolong the battery since it is around eight years old (at time of post). One of the key perks of purchasing this year is the "Free Supercharging" this year offers. Now I find out Telsa recommends not to supercharge if possible. To preferably charge at a less rate. At home of course, where I pay the bill. Thank you for the video. This did help me decide on the rest of the charging info I was looking for. Thumbs up.

Brilliant. Thank you from W.Australia.

These advices are true for all lithium batteries including phones

Thank you for the very informative video!

Great information and video.

Very helpful video!👍🏼

Awesome 👏 video... Very informative 🙌🙌🚘

Thanks, very informative video. It would be great if you could do a video on the LFP battery in the 2021 MIC Model3 SD+. I have seen from owner's videos that there is no "Daily/Trip scale displayed on the "Set level" charging screen. And apparently one can charge up to 100% on a regular basis.

Thank you so much! This helps.

Very informative and I'm in the daily 80% club, but when the temperatures dip below 15°F, I go to 90% since much of the miles lost will be in the inefficiency and power load of extremely cold weather with resistance heating to seats, wheel & Tesla'a heat pump to warm cabin and components!

Great video!! Thx! Getting my Y in a week!!

Great video. Should be practical for phones too

Thank you for the explaination !!!

First-time Tesla owner - - excellent video! Thanks bro

This was great, thanks!

Thanks Mike I've had my M3 for just about 3 years and it's a great refresher course. Well done!

Thanks for this video..

Very nice video. Thank you so much. All the thing you said is true

I enjoyed your informative video. I have a Tesla S and now I am reassured I'm doing the right thing charging my S every time I return home. On another note, while listening to your narrative, I couldn't believe how much you reminded me of a radio host from the past named casey casem... A radio host who had a long time career years ago playing oldies songs over the radio with a vast following. Thank you.

THANK you...i had questions about the mobile charger ( only one i have as a new owner) and i think you answered it!

I have 60k miles on my S 100 and hardly ever use DC chargers ,even though I have free super charging . Always plug in when I return home and charge to 70% . And I have not noticed any loss of range so far. Great series of videos I very much enjoy watching them .

Your videos are excellent, thank you!

If TESLA manual says 50 to 90% for daily. I keep it 90% levels and plugin as soon as I pull in garage. This way when I am ready to long distance I need to charge 10% more in hour and half. This has been working great for me. 👍 great job on videos series

This is the only channel I’ll be watching regarding my Tesla experience. Periodt. Thank you.

Great video, very informative

Thank you ,excellent information. I have 2 tesla model y and I was wondering about the charging percentage. Thanks again

Thanks for great info

Great video. Thanks.

Hi Frugal Tesla Guy excellent information clear and concise and to the point My Tesla model 3 will be due 1st July so I will adopt your charging habits

I know I'm a year late but thank you for making this very clear! Just bought my wife a Tesla Y performance and she is not tech savvy at all and I don't drive her car. I'll subscribe and go through your playlist. Thanks again

This does help. Thank you. Perhaps I should reread the tesla manual.

going for my test drive in two days, ready to buy my M3, with delivery in June... sooooo excited, the more videos I watch the better it gets!!! :) Thanks for the important info

Good information,thanks.

Thanks for your info

Very helpful! Looking at buying my first Tesla soon. 😊

It's as if Mr. Rogers and Casey Kasem have joined forces to teach me Tesla best practices. VERY well done sir!!

Very good! I got my model Y five weeks ago (9/29/22). So far I have been charging it "free" at home. Here are my situations. I live in SoCal and I have solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall battery. I set my Y charging limit to 88% (in case of cloudy days). Every morning my Powerwall is recharged to 100% near noon time. Instead of sending surplus solar energy to the grid for pennies. I started charging my Y for a few hours and I turned it off if not fully charged to give enough time for the Powerwall to get recharged back up to 100% before sunset for night home usage. So far it works perfectly, solar produces about 4.5kW and Powerwall delivers 4kW while charging Y, no or very little draw(0.1kW) from grid. Of course you have to do your own calculations based on your situations. BTW, I am retired, that helps when staying home around lunch time. Get a solar system installed at home! The best thing that I have done in 2022! I have NEMA 14-50 outlet at home, it gives 30 miles of range per hour of charging. My charging habit pretty much match what you stated in this video, thanks!

I am happy to hear that It does not damage my battery if I keep it plugged in. I plugged it in at home and didn’t use the car for two days. I was concerned that I would hurt the battery.

Brilliant! Subscribed..

Thankyou very much

thanks! chrystal clear.

Very well enumerated..

Excellent series! I'm supposed to take delivery of my Model 3 on Sunday, and will definitely be utilizing these tips. Thank you!

Unfortunately, I have only known your channel for a limited time, but I really like what I see. I have a model 3 SR+ MIC, which is the Chinese Tesla with LFP battery. This type of battery has other characteristics and Tesla states that this type of battery can easily be charged to 100% regularly without damaging the battery. Therefore, in Tesla with LFP battery there is no DAILY or TRIP in the charging screen - as shown at 6:35. The charging curve is also very different from the one in the US-Tesla and the battery is more sensitive to cold. I am writing solely to inform that Tesla, by supplying cars with this particular type of battery, has added additional complexity to what should be best practices for charging.

What a clear, simple and straightforward explanation. The best one I’ve seen yet. Keep it up and thank you!!

Great video. Thank you. Liked and subbed

I get my new model Y tomorrow. Thanks for this.

Perfect video.

very well video. I love it. ver useful information.

Great video thank you Would be interesting to see a video on the auto pilot

Thank you!

I also understand that if you must charge to 100% (long trips and the like) you should be planning on using range as soon as possible

very good - nice and clear, and as factual as you can be. Goodness knows there is enough opinion elsewhere. Thank you

My M3 is a China build LFP battery version. I'd be interested in a video covering this slightly different battery type... Tesla explicitly recommended regular 100% charges for instance...

Thank you excellent 👏

Definitely a cool video. Mostly use Level 1 charger. Level 2 only needed if you drive more than 60 miles/day in my opinion. (5 mph times 12 hours on 110 outlet). Use Super Chargers on Road Trips. Max charge is set to 86%.

Great info

Thank you 👌