We were totally excited on October 22, 2019 when we drove our Tesla Model 3 Long Range away from the Tesla Salt Lake City Delivery Center. We've just passed our 3 year anniversary! Our odometer
We were totally excited on October 22, 2019 when we drove our Tesla Model 3 Long Range away from the Tesla Salt Lake City Delivery Center.Our odometer as I write this reads 80,821 miles. I wanted to determine how much battery degradation had occurred over that time and mileage, so I recently set the charge limit to 100% — for the first time since we bought the car — to do a range test. I always set the charge limit to 80% at home and only occasionally go as high as 90% on the road.
If we compare that to the 310 mile EPA range of the car, we get 81% of its original rated range. If we use that measure, my car has lost 19% of its range in 3 years and 80,000+ miles. Wow! That’s a lot! My car went into Turtle Mode at 264 miles . Using that figure, I calculate 264/310=.85, or 85%. That’s 15% range loss over 3 years and 80,000+ miles if you want to count that way — not quite as bad.My experience with Turtle Mode:
I’m 82 and I see our Model 3 as the last car I will own. For that reason, I have been especially kind to the battery. I’ve heard that the fastest degradation of the battery comes in the first years of life, so I’m hoping I won’t have another 7% range loss in the next 80,000 miles. I have been traveling cross country with two 55 lb full-suspension mountain ebikes on back, which kills the aerodynamics of the car.
I had to replace one squeaky front suspension joint which was covered by the warranty. My routine maintenance costs have been for tires and wheel alignment. At this time, my alignment is perfect, as Tesla measured 5 mm everywhere on all four tires. My brother claims there is no way they measured 3 places on each tire, so most likely they made a few measurements with a gauge and extrapolated with visual observations. They recommended against tire rotation.
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