charging time

[WTStark]

I’m new to Tesla is it OK to charge it every night and top it off or should I let it run down then charge it back up to 80%? Also what is the cost to install a wall charger?

 

[dafish]

You should always be charging to your desired state of charge when possible.

Many of us charge to 55% as a day to day standard (better for the battery), but charge to what we may need on the occasion warranted. Best practice then would be to charge higher just before use/needed thus minimizing time at this higher charge state

Cost of new charger install varies substantially. I installed 60 amp circuit for about $500. But that’s not typical.

 

[Skavatar]

yes, you can charge every night or you can charge when it gets down to 20%. I do both since we have 2 Teslas and 1 wall charger.

a local electrician charged us $1,500 to install a 50amp breaker and run about 100' of 6/3 romex from the box to the garage and wire up the wall charger.

and welcome to TMC

 

[JonDarian]

You might benefit from reading this thread.

2 Quick Charging Qs for a Noob

Just got my Y a few weeks ago and loving it so far as well as my wall charger. 2 quick questions. Am I ok to keep it plugged in when not driving or pull it? Does it hurt the battery if I lets say only drive 50 miles and I keep recharging it up to 80 percent or I am I better off for longevity to...

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Wall-charger installation costs will depend a lot on your personal circumstances, especially the length of cable you will need to run. It might be best to just talk to an electrician.

 

[ucmndd]

There is no benefit to “letting it run down”.

 

[QtownTaxiGreg]

There is no benefit to “letting it run down”.

Except to do a deeper cycle for the benefit of the range estimator calculator.

There was a degradation comparison chart posted the other day. The batteries operated in the full half did a lot better than than the ones that were operated in the bottom half. From that I took that running them right down is not good at all.

Then there's the calendar ageing happening the least at 55% SOC study.

Putting two and two together, put enough in that you don't get anywhere near range anxiety, but at least 60% if you would get down to 50% at end of day.

 

[flai54]

I don't think it matters unless you are letting it sit in like 10% for awhile. I personally don't charge the car until it gets to like 20% but i try not to leave it in that state for an extended period of time just because I don't want to limit my electricity bill.