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Whatever fits your needs and desires. I haven't plugged in for a few days.
But this is a beautiful time of the year not to go out and take some evening drives.
Yes thank you, I meant 240 volts. Thank you for the feedback.I think you mean 240 Volt, not 240 watt. Check your manual. It tells you to leave it plugged in, but some people don't seem to like to do that. Also there are a LOT of thread discussing it on here
Thanks srs. Agreed the weather here has been aweful. I got my car early March and love my wh per mile down significantly with the warmer weather. I like your charging routine.I tend to agree. A lot of people here overthink this, IMHO. It's true that Tesla recommends leaving the car plugged in whenever possible when it's not being driven; however, there's a wide range of possible owner needs, and Tesla must have engineered their cars to work reasonably well across a wide range of those needs. Older Tesla models, and some non-Tesla EVs, have been around for long enough that we'd probably have heard the horror stories by now if, the batteries were as delicate as some here seem to imply. So far, the worst horror stories I've heard are from Nissan Leaf owners, whose batteries tend to degrade faster than many people consider acceptable, but that seems to be a matter of their being air-cooled (which Teslas' are not) and/or a quirk of their chemistry. For a Tesla, I'd say to keep the charge between about 20% and 90% most of the time and use Superchargers sparingly, but otherwise use the car as is convenient.
Personally, I park my car outside (I have a driveway but no garage), so I charge when the SOC drops below about 50% and when the weather is good (just so I don't have to be fumbling with the charging equipment in the rain).
Speak for yourself. It's been overcast and rainy here in Rhode Island for most of the past two or three weeks. The sun's coming out right now, though.
Now that you have the car, you might find it useful to read the manual. This and many other questions are answered. Some you probably haven’t even thought of yet.I just took delivery a week ago. I charged the battery to 90% on my 240 watt 30 amp outlet. I generally work from home. Should I unplug from the outlet since I am at 90% and will probably not drive for at least 3 days?
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It doesn't say much about plugging beside it is better to plug it in order for the battery to keep charged. My interpretation, and insist on the term interpretation is keeping it plugged will avoid the owner to come back to an empty battery, hence an useable car with all kind of trouble to get it going. But if you make sure that the battery is within a good soc, i believe it is not going to damage your battery.Now that you have the car, you might find it useful to read the manual. This and many other questions are answered. Some you probably haven’t even thought of yet.
I just don’t understand where questions like this even come from. Would anyone consider unplugging their toaster because it’s finished making toast? What about a TV? Has anyone in the history of television wondered if they should unplug it when the show ends because they probably won’t watch again for three days? Yet this seems to be a common question here from new owners. Why do some people think that perhaps they should not leave their car plugged in?
It doesn't say much about plugging beside it is better to plug it in order for the battery to keep charged. My interpretation, and insist on the term interpretation is keeping it plugged will avoid the owner to come back to an empty battery, hence an useable car with all kind of trouble to get it going. But if you make sure that the battery is within a good soc, i believe it is not going to damage your battery.
Same with the 90% recommendation. For me it is more like, charge it UP to 90% on daily use. It means it is not going to damage it to let it sit at 60% everyday.
As others have replied... because you don't have to unplug your toaster or TV to use it. I only plug it back in to charge it back up overnight when needed. I'll leave it unplugged for days as I come and go only making short trips. Might only use 25% over many days. Why plug/unplug between every drive? Plus, we're sharing one charging cable for three EV's and I do not want to drive over the cable so we keep it out of the way when it's not needed.I just don’t understand where questions like this even come from. Would anyone consider unplugging their toaster because it’s finished making toast? What about a TV? Has anyone in the history of television wondered if they should unplug it when the show ends because they probably won’t watch again for three days? Yet this seems to be a common question here from new owners. Why do some people think that perhaps they should not leave their car plugged in?