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I recently bought a Model 3, but the 6 months free of supercharging is almost an insult of an incentive. Even if I supercharge every time (about once a week) f

I recently bought a Model 3, but the 6 months free of supercharging is almost an insult of an incentive. Even if I supercharge every time (about once a week) for 6 months, that saves me $168 (seems to cost me less than $7 per supercharge). So the incentive for referring someone to buy a 50k car is... $168. Also, Tesla encourages the use of home charging over supercharging which many have interpreted to mean that supercharging is bad for battery life.

24gttghh 8y ago
>Also, Tesla encourages the use of home charging over supercharging which many have interpreted[sic] to mean that supercharging is bad for battery life. I'm not sure what wizardry Tesla batteries use for their supercharging, but it was my impression that you always want to charge lithium batteries at <1C to extend battery life as long as possible.
joshstrange 8y ago
> Does Supercharging affect my battery? [0] > The peak-charging rate of the battery may decrease slightly after a large number of high-rate charging sessions, such as those at Superchargers. To ensure maximum driving range and battery safety, the battery charge rate is decreased when the battery is too cold, when it is nearly full or when its condition changes with usage and age. These changes in the condition of the battery may increase total Supercharger time by a few minutes over time. [0] https://www.tesla.com/support/supercharging https://www.tesla.com/support/supercharging