Tesla Model 3 degradation after 2 years/80k km

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[lesmoore]

I wish we all could agree Bjørn's videos a no a-social zone, one where we tune in to enjoy one man working hard for the rest of us..

[justinstephenson]

So on the basis that degradation is not linear, that battery will still have 70% of original capacity after 400, 000 km (250, 000 miles because I am British!). For most people that is 17-22 years of ownership. On that basis it is likely that the battery will not be the first thing (or even the first 10 things) to fail on the car.

[MoritzHolzinger]

I can confirm your data, I have a 2 year old Model 3 with 90k km and it has 7.9% degradation, 60%DC charging

[ttt-teslatippstricks]

Mister Björn, i am very happy. Thank you for doing videos. Keep it up!


Thank you so much!

[Kameronkonalives]

I really wish there was a stats for nerds tab in the car for those who really want to stay on top of their battery. A temp gauge, voltage, inlet temperatures, the "afterburners" and so on. Would be a lot of fun to watch it in the car on a nice interface

[dutchcourage]

I've got my Tesla Model 3 on exact the same day, March 30th 2019. Driven 60.000 km. Almost no DC-charging, and most DC-charging done at FastNed without pre-heating the battery. Battery degradation is 7% right now.

[Reason]

MC Hammer sold already?! Seems like just yesterday he was brand new...

[Reason]

It's going to be a long wait for Millennium Falcon 2 !!

[MarcoPon]

Sold MC Hammer? Ah! You finally imported a Citroen Amì from France, to do the 1, 000KM challenge with it! :D :D :D

[minicirco]

Tesla should implement pre-heat on/off switch, as TB already suggested. Or: Batt-temp threshold slider: decrease charging rate when 52 oC reached. We want healthy batts!

[ypaut]

For battery longevity, avoid superchargers in general and try to settle a good 80-20% everyday cycle

[mikecarter]

Same degradation as our 2019 Leaf after 44, 000km.

[DeeKay]

Teslabjörn: 20.000 km in six months

Also Teslabjörn: Not really driving it anymore

😂🤔

[MattHalpain]

6:45 so this Tesla got 8% degradation over a two year period from being new. 8:18 Good to know that aging affects the battery degradation too.

[volkerblume]

The 1 kwh results by inner resistor of the battery due to the cold weather. The degradation you are watching is just the BMS and their calculation to ensure to reach 0% while the car can drive. The real degradation is hidden below and needs loading and unloading by comparing the voltage in the balanced battery.

[SweBun]

I love Chris response time when you honked the horn.. 1ms :D

[jadziadax]

I think that car makers should implement a feature that allows you to set a 'break time', e.g. 'I need a 40 minute food break' and the car throttles the charging power accordingly. That should be fairly trivial to implement.

[johnbehneman]

Great video. I forgot about battery degradation. But it has become the norm for everything electronic. Something to be aware of as we move to electric cars.

[Clark-Mills]

"...keeps the battery nice and warm..." But the energy to heat the battery comes from somewhere and 2 months ago it would have been warmer, no?

[christopherravizza]

I think not heating up the battery might be worse then doing it, the battery will accept more power if it's hotter and with less strain, I think it is quite bad to be limited by the temp and bumping into the max power limit for the temp.
Just my thought