{"id":24960,"date":"2022-06-20T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=24960"},"modified":"2022-06-20T09:04:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:04:02","slug":"tesla-model3-battery-degradation-3years-102k-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=24960","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Model 3 Battery Degradation Test: 8% Down In 3-Years\/102k Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In one of the recent episodes, Bj\u00f8rn Nyland had an opportunity to check the battery degradation of a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range.<\/p>\n<p>The car is 3 years old and covered 164,541 km (102,263 miles), which is quite a substantial distance. According to the Scan My Tesla app, it was mostly charged using the on-board charger:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DC charging total: 11,379 kWh (30%)<\/li>\n<li>AC charging total: 27,093 kWh (70%)<\/li>\n<li>Total: 38,472 kWh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bj\u00f8rn Nyland estimated, using the numbers from the app, data from a test drive, as well as data about the Model 3 from previous tests, that this car has about 67 kWh of usable battery capacity, compared to 73 kWh when new (out of 80 kWh total).<\/p>\n<p>It would mean that its battery capacity is at 91.8%, while the battery degradation is 8.2%.<\/p>\n<p>If true, it would be a pretty good result. Bj\u00f8rn Nyland&#8217;s previous <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-3\/\">Tesla Model 3<\/a> tests resulted in a similar capacity fade of around 8%, but at half the mileage and within about two years:<\/p>\n<p>Bj\u00f8rn Nyland suggests that one of the main factors behind the good result might be the relatively low percentage of DC fast charging, but it&#8217;s just a guess. Battery degradation depends on various things, including battery age, use (number of cycles\/mileage), temperatures, chemistry, use (fast charging), time of storage at high state-of-charge and more.<\/p>\n<p>2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range battery degradation test summary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>age: 3 years (since June 2019)<\/li>\n<li>mileage: roughly 164,541 km (102,263 miles)<\/li>\n<li>assumed battery capacity when new: 73 kWh usable and 80 kWh total<\/li>\n<li>est. usable battery capacity: 67 kWh<\/li>\n<li><strong>est. battery capacity degradation: 8.2%<\/strong><br \/><strong>2.7% per year<\/strong><br \/><strong>0.5%\/10,000 km (0.8%\/10,000 miles)<\/strong><br \/><strong>1.7%\/100 virtual full charging cycles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Virtual full charging cycles*: 471<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22572224%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Does%20Mileage%20Impact%20EV%20Acceleration%3F%20Out%20Of%20Spec%20Tests%20Two%20Teslas%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mileage-impact-acceleration-tesla-test%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FkoYxYY%2Fs5%2Fscvnirllj5i.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22573397%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tesla%20Model%203%20Battery%20Degradation%20At%20100K%20Miles%2C%20Highway%20Range%20Test%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-model-3-100k-battery-degradation-range-test%22%2C%22section%22%3A%222%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%221%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F6Zpl2l%2Fs5%2Fp9r8hxsnd5y.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In one of the recent episodes, Bj\u00f8rn Nyland had an opportunity to check the battery degradation of a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range. 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