Also, the charging speeds are below par, but on the flip side, the sound system is awesome and the car is “a dream to drive.”

Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles::Also, the charging speeds are below par, but on the flip side, the sound system is awesome and the car is “a dream to drive.”

  • SpeedLimit55@lemmy.worldEnglish
    286·
    8 months ago

    According to my Tesla driving neighbor most people do not charge their Tesla to 100% in order to extend the battery lifespan. I don’t understand it but apparently Tesla recommends it.

    • Redonkulation@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      8 months ago

      Your phone does the same thing just without communicating it. Samsung phones let you change the percentage of the battery is “100%” charged.

    • spongebue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      8 months ago

      As mentioned, lithium batteries are happiest charged around 20-80%. No shame in going higher if you need it, but typical day to day I drive less than 50 miles in a day. If I’m using 20% of my battery capacity, I don’t care if that means I go from 100% down to 80% or 80% down to 60%. I’ll plug it in at the end of the day and charge back up to whatever I want by the next morning.

      Put another way, how many times have you woken up thinking you need to stop at a gas station because you only have 3/4 of a tank?

      • Enk1@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Put another way, how many times have you woken up thinking you need to stop at a gas station because you only have 3/4 of a tank?

        I mean, fairly often. But I imagine for neurotypical people it might be way less.😂

    • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      It’s not just Tesla, that’s just general good practice for lithium batteries in general. Including your phone, laptop, Bluetooth devices, power tools etc. etc.