Hey all. I’m on my second Model S and I should probably already know the answer to this but sadly I do not.
My home wall connector can charge 48a if I want or need it to which is about 62km/hr (I believe). I don’t even charge at home all that much because we have a free ChargePoint charger at the office. However, when I do charge at home I benefit from TOU pricing from 7pm to 7am so I am never really in a rush to charge quickly. So, my question is whether or not there is any benefit to charging at 48a, 36a, 24a or any other number? Is there any data to support doing so (for long term battery health).
With my last S, I had a host of problems with the car but the battery wasn’t one of them. After 7 years I had lost about 10% of my original battery capacity. I rarely supercharged, charged to 100% less than 5 times and only ever brought the battery below 10% once. So, will I get any truly tangible benefit by charging slower?
My home wall connector can charge 48a if I want or need it to which is about 62km/hr (I believe). I don’t even charge at home all that much because we have a free ChargePoint charger at the office. However, when I do charge at home I benefit from TOU pricing from 7pm to 7am so I am never really in a rush to charge quickly. So, my question is whether or not there is any benefit to charging at 48a, 36a, 24a or any other number? Is there any data to support doing so (for long term battery health).
With my last S, I had a host of problems with the car but the battery wasn’t one of them. After 7 years I had lost about 10% of my original battery capacity. I rarely supercharged, charged to 100% less than 5 times and only ever brought the battery below 10% once. So, will I get any truly tangible benefit by charging slower?