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Old 10-31-2023, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Pat2015 View Post
How many minutes does it take to get a full charge?
Not to dance around the question, but it's largely irrelevant.

When you drive around home, you plug it in when you're done, so it's always got a "full tank" (although you rarely, if ever charge it to 100%. I'm usually charged to around 60%, that's plenty.)

When you're traveling, the Tesla adds the superchargers to the trip according to temperature, elevation, traffic, charger utilization, wind speed and direction, driving style, among other factors. It even adjusts as you're driving.

When we travel, we find charge locations are spaced out around the same amount of time we'd like to use the bathroom and stretch our legs. So we stop, plug in, use the restroom, get a snack, and when we're done, the car is usually ready for the next leg of the trip.