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Old 08-11-2023, 05:19 PM
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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.
The google search was absolutely WRONG. !00% charge is fine for Tesla battery systems. One battery they use is perfect to charge 100%. The other is fine if you travel soon after charging to 100%. 55-60% is is not true - it's FUD. We plan to get a new Tesla very soon. There are many Musk/Tesla haters out there... they easily spew FUD.