Tesla Battery Life
One of the main effects of electric cars (like Tesla’s) is usually a criticism of the Tesla battery life durability, since they lose autonomy as time passes. Finally, new data provide new evidence for this theory, which has just been completely overthrown.
Tesla car batteries last longer than previously thought
- The explosion cars lose efficiency (and therefore autonomy with a filling) and power over time.
- Though, it is only lost in independence in electric vehicles, much less than was estimated, and maintains control. It has been demonstrated by a group of Tesla owners in Europe, with data published in Electrek.
Tesla batteries last longer than expected: 90% capacity after 260,000 km
- Precisely, the data delivers enormous reassurance to owners of Tesla cars and electric cars. Then also, we can see from the chart. However, the batteries have a degradation of 5% after 80,000 kilometers.
- Also, after 260,000 kilometers traveled, the autonomy is still above 90%, and only once the 290,000 kilometers are topped does it drop below 90%. A few Tesla cars have surpassed that number (probably taxis) despite this.
- The data contains the autonomy of 350 Tesla cars owned by countries such as Belgium or the Netherlands. The data displays that Tesla also has excellent quality control for batteries.
- The info dispersion is very low, but for some cases where customers take less than 80% afterward, only 25,000 kilometers.
The Tesla guarantees 70% capacity in Model 3
- The data fixes do not collect information on the cargo the owners have used. Superchargers’ fast charging supposedly damages the battery more than slow custody like we can do at a household for a whole night, which would clarify some low durability data.
- An extra tip to make the battery last longer is to charge it up to 80% and discharge it only up to 20%.
- It, too, applies to cell phone batteries. Though some people miss the removable batteries (among which I include myself), the fact is that after two years of use and standard charges, the toughness is barely reduced by less than 10%.
- Here the Tesla Model 3 has improved the battery system, including a new cell design and modern architecture that is denser, safer, and more durable. So much so that the company introduced itself. A warranty program certified that the battery would retain at least 70% of its original capacity.
- It does not apply to the Model S and X, which have different designs. Like the Nissan Leaf, others lose around 20% in the first five years. We’ll see if other builders can catch up to Tesla in durability.
