Inconvenient facts about electric vehicles from a Tesla Owner (4chan copypasta)
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Source: http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/366827832/inconvenient-facts-about-electric-vehicles-from-a
- They immediately lose 10% of their total battery capacity permanently. Google “tesla range loss” if you don’t believe me. Tesla warranty only covers more than 30% capacity loss up to 100k miles so the average 10% loss within the first year (I lost it within the first 3000 miles) is completely within spec.
- Cold weather destroys range. So if you live in the north expect to lose about 33% of your range on days the temp drops below 40 degrees.
- Driving faster than 60 to 65 mph destroys range. If you drive 80 mph expect to get about about 75 miles using 50% of your battery capacity. Get ready to be cursed regularly on the freeway if you drive 65 mph.
- You’re instructed to not charge it to more than 80% capacity or let it drop below 20% capacity or it damages the battery. So you really only have 60% of the capacity to work with.
- Real world range is 66% of whatever the battery shows. If my battery says I have 198 miles to 0% that means I have 132 real miles.
- Supercharging is 90% as expensive as gasoline and damages your battery and takes more than an hour.
- Anything that heats up the battery is bad for its health. Ie supercharging, parking the car in the sun, doing multiple fast launches.
So take my “long range” tesla which has 330 miles range new. It lost more 10% of that range within 2 months of ownership and now shows 290 miles range at 100% charge. Furthermore I’m not supposed to charge it to 100% or let it drop below 20% so my range is now 60% of 290 miles so something like 180 miles. Also real world mileage is 2/3 of that range so I only get something like 120 miles usable range which means I can’t drive further than 60 to 75 miles away from home.
Tesla Model S P90D owner here.
After 110 000kms (68750 miles) the battery was still at 97%. Ben Sullins did a great analysis of battery degradation using real-world data.
During cold weather, you can pre-heat your battery in the morning by charging, giving you more range.
I charge to 90% most of the time, and I had 0 issues with my battery.
I live in Eastern Europe with electricity costing 0,18€ per KWh. I regularly drive 100mph, so I pay 4€ per 100km on my 770hp vehicle. My friend who drives 80mph pays 3€ per 100km driven. Would be $5,22 per 100 miles. The lighter Model 3 can probably get around 2,5€ per 100km driven. Would be $4,35 per 100 miles.
This is a great vehicle if you know what you will use it for. 90% of my driving is under 200 miles, so I charge at home.
In 20 000 miles driven, I had issues with small range only twice.
The first time could have been avoided had I charged my battery to full the night before. The second time could have probably been avoided if I hadn't driven above the speed limit.
90% of the time, I don't use supercharging - I charge at home. If you know that you'll be going for long business trips across your state, this might not be the ideal vehicle. It's up to you to decide.
If you have a friendly mechanic, he can absolutely turn off your internet connection so nobody can turn off your car remotely.
I had issues with my media control unit (the computer that controls the big display), called the Tesla service center and they couldn't access my car, it had to be recalled (they replaced everything under warranty).
For a month I drove a lighter Long Range Model 3. That thing could absolutely do 250 miles if it was driven within the speed limit.
To summarize: It's a great car with very cheap fuel costs if you drive less than 200-250 miles per day.
Your friendly mechanic can turn off the internet so nobody can turn off your car remotely.