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Old 08-11-2023, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by melpetezrinski View Post
When taking long trips, the key is NOT to fully charge the vehicle. I was forced to drive a Tesla 1100 miles down the east coast. A simple Google search of battery cycle recommendations revealed that you should drive the vehicle's batteries down to 5-10%. Only charge them up to 55-60%, which takes about 12 minutes. Yes, only 12 minutes. This will give you another 180 miles. Charging the batteries to 100% would take 70 minutes and would only give you another 90 miles. This is Tesla long range specific.
Were there any cars ahead of you waiting to be charged? 12 minutes isn’t bad but if you have 2 or 3 cars ahead of you, it could be a long wait!