Well I figured as I am finally an owner of a Model 3 (sadly, purchased used RIGHT before the March 1 price drop, though I still technically got a slightly better deal than buying new), I want to do everything I can to make this vehicle last 10+ years in my garage. It's no hatchback, but it should still serve as a very practical vehicle for just about everything.
I have the LR RWD 18-inch in Midnight Silver with lifetime connectivity, gen 2 seats, no autopilot (yet). Love the vehicle so far. Wind noise is noticeably louder than the Ioniq, but the sound system more than makes up for it.
With my Ioniq electric, I never could control the exact percentage of what to charge to. With the Tesla, I now have so much control over battery metrics I almost don't know what to do with it all.
I know these things:
-Fast charging degrades batteries long-term, especially in high temperatures
-Maintaining high SoC degrades batteries long-term, again in high temperatures more than not
-Running a battery below 30% or so for an extended period of time can also damage a battery
-Slow/trickle charging, although not as energy efficient as a Level 2 charger, is better for the battery
-Conditioning the battery via temporary charge limit change or through turning on climate control helps protect the battery during extreme temperature environments
So what I want to get some opinions on, is 80% daily limit still the norm for day to day driving? Is this irrespective of ambient temperature? i.e. Is it better in a brutal winter (sometimes gets to 10 degrees or less even in my attached garage) to have a higher SoC limit, or a lower SoC limit on a hot day? Are there other factors in play that I may not know about?
Thanks all.