AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Yep, there is nothing wrong with this strategy.Or you could simply follow Tesla's recommendations to charge up to 80% for normal daily driving and don't let it car sit below 20% or above 90% too frequently. Note that this DOESN'T mean you can never go below 20% or above 90%. You can do that all you want. I do it all the time on road trips - I leave my house at 95% and have no issue if I roll into a charging stop at 15%. Returning from Cape May today, I stopped to charge just long enough to get me home at an estimated 10% (ended up at 12%). I plugged in as soon as I got home so the car didn't sit at that 12%. There is nothing wrong with using most of the battery.
It just results in about twice the rate of calendar aging. (The primary source of capacity loss.)
Absolutely no issue with going to higher charge levels. They don’t result in significantly higher calendar aging as long as you use it up and don’t store at those levels.
There is no such recommendation from Tesla. They just warn that you may not be able to drive below those levels if the car gets cold, cannot use features etc. It’s totally fine.don't let it car sit below 20% or
From an aging perspective it’s actually a bit better. But not really worth worrying about. Just charge up overnight as usual. Or earlier if you plan to use the car of course.