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A friend hypothesized that a lot of Tesla drivers charge the same way they refilled their gas cars, by waiting until the last minute and supercharging back up t

A friend hypothesized that a lot of Tesla drivers charge the same way they refilled their gas cars, by waiting until the last minute and supercharging back up to "full". This doesn't work when it's so cold so people need to learn to charge a little at a time.

bryanlarsen 3y ago
The bottom half of the battery charges a lot faster than the top half, so that behaviour is rewarded. In the winter, better to put up with longer charging times and never let your battery go below 25-50%. If you get stranded turn off cabin heat and rely on seat heaters -- a full Tesla battery should be able to run just the seat heaters for a month, so by ensuring your battery is above 25% you should have a few days of seat heat.
TrainedMonkey 3y ago
From personal experience there is a similarity with people who charge their phone when they can and people who charge it when it is about to die. My SO and I are on opposite sides of this spectrum and the dichotomy is quite stark. This also applies to charging vehicles as I take every opportunity to top off and she waits until it's about to hit 0%.
- zeekaran 3y ago
  I charge my phone while I sleep. If I owned an EV, I would charge it like I charge my phone.
  - dave78 3y ago
    It's clear that most of the people having issues in Chicago do not live somewhere where they can charge overnight. Not so easy to charge at night when you park on the street or in a public garage.
marcosdumay 3y ago
People that don't charge at home do certainly charge this way. And they will continue doing that, at least until they can charge at most stops. IMO, more people have brought electrical cars than who can make practical use of them right now. We will have lots of impractical issues on the news on the next few years. Growth pains, I guess.
- dzhiurgis 3y ago
  tbf going out to top up the car is a nice way to get out of the house parents had a free municipal charger which meant walking a whole mile every few days
chrisjj 3y ago
> This doesn't work when it's so cold so people need to learn EVs need to learn.

bryanlarsen 3y ago

The bottom half of the battery charges a lot faster than the top half, so that behaviour is rewarded. In the winter, better to put up with longer charging times and never let your battery go below 25-50%. If you get stranded turn off cabin heat and rely on seat heaters -- a full Tesla battery should be able to run just the seat heaters for a month, so by ensuring your battery is above 25% you should have a few days of seat heat.

TrainedMonkey 3y ago

From personal experience there is a similarity with people who charge their phone when they can and people who charge it when it is about to die. My SO and I are on opposite sides of this spectrum and the dichotomy is quite stark. This also applies to charging vehicles as I take every opportunity to top off and she waits until it's about to hit 0%.

zeekaran 3y ago
I charge my phone while I sleep. If I owned an EV, I would charge it like I charge my phone.
- dave78 3y ago
  It's clear that most of the people having issues in Chicago do not live somewhere where they can charge overnight. Not so easy to charge at night when you park on the street or in a public garage.

marcosdumay 3y ago

People that don't charge at home do certainly charge this way. And they will continue doing that, at least until they can charge at most stops. IMO, more people have brought electrical cars than who can make practical use of them right now. We will have lots of impractical issues on the news on the next few years. Growth pains, I guess.

dzhiurgis 3y ago
tbf going out to top up the car is a nice way to get out of the house parents had a free municipal charger which meant walking a whole mile every few days

chrisjj 3y ago

> This doesn't work when it's so cold so people need to learn EVs need to learn.