Using 110V charging only?

[MyFirstElectricTesla]

I'm driving less than 10% per day to work (5.5 miles one way):

- Should I charge 110V only?
- Do I need to plug-in every night?
- Wall/mobile chargers: are they using any electricity when not plug-in to charge?

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[TruckDaddy]

So you have 220? Only charge to 65%. Daily plug in won't matter. Leaving it in the wall is not pulling any appreciable amount of electricity.

 

[Travis64]

110 waste more electricity

keep it at max charge 50% till you need it

 

[Coagulation]

It’s fine. That’s all I use, and have had the truck for almost 2 years. I just don’t drive a ton daily unless for a road trip.

I already had an outlet convenient to where I park my truck. I just plug it in each day when I’m probably not driving anymore for the day. It’s slow yes but when I wake up it’s more than enough.

If I upgrade to a fast charger, it will be because I also get PowerShare. A standalone wall charger doesn’t help me much given driving habits.

 

[jahansolu]

Just a heads up: Constant use of the 120v outlet could pose a fire risk.
First of all, if you want you insist on doing it, figure out the breaker's limit: usually 10-15 amps. Then, manually adjust the amps in your vehicle's / app's to 80% of the rated value. So 10 amps at 8 amps, 15 amps at 12 amps. This will ensure safe practice and won't overload either the breakers or the house wiring.
Second, if you have access to any form of level 2 charging, it's always preferred.

The Tesla Mobile Connector, when plugged into the wall but idle, typically uses ~0.7W to ~4W depending on voltage (120V/240V) and model.

Hope this helps.

 

[kpanda17]

Just a heads up: Constant use of the 120v outlet could pose a fire risk.
First of all, if you want you insist on doing it, figure out the breaker's limit: usually 10-15 amps. Then, manually adjust the amps in your vehicle's / app's to 80% of the rated value. So 10 amps at 8 amps, 15 amps at 12 amps. This will ensure safe practice and won't overload either the breakers or the house wiring.
Second, if you have access to any form of level 2 charging, it's always preferred.

The Tesla Mobile Connector, when plugged into the wall but idle, typically uses ~0.7W to ~4W depending on voltage (120V/240V) and model.

Hope this helps.

@OP your work RT is 11 miles
@110v 80% of 15 amps is 1.3kw charge speed
truck does approx 300wh or 0.3kwh/mile consumption
Your drive is using 3.3kwh / charge speed
Just over 2.5 hours to charge for the 11 mile commute

why not do it this way
Good for you
No wall connector needed

btw, use pro grade outlet

 

[UberNoob]

110 or even a 240v at 48 amps is still just trickle slow charging because the battery is so large. Either is fine, as for prolonging the battery they would be about the same in the end. The lower or closer you can keep it to 50% is better then 80 if your driving permits it. Best to keep them between 20 & 80% although when in need or the situation calls for it, it’s not that much better to worry about it. Nav on autopilot typically brings you down to about 10% between superchargers on long trips. I find that it’s better to just get home and be in routine to plug in every night if it needs it or not, otherwise I tend to forget and then have to hit a supercharger. It’s much cheaper to charge at home vs a supercharger.

 

[Limes2]

Southern California is fine for 110 charging on the CT. It doesn't work out when it's single digit degrees or lower. Spends too much energy trying to warm up the pack.

One of the recent updates just stops charging if it's too cold and it's not making any SOC progress on 110 now.

 

[BlueLightning]

All great questions.

Not expert but by experience here goes.

- Should I charge 110V only?

If you are able and you always have enough for the next day then great, 220 is better at times then I can charge and not plugin for a few days to cycle the batteries.

- Do I need to plug-in every night?

Would take above advice and find your routine. I don’t everyday. Charge up and again can go two to three days between charges.

- Wall/mobile chargers: are they using any electricity when not plug-in to charge?

So yes anything plugged in is using up some electrons.

When I was young I remember my dad anyways walking around the house and unplugging everything. If you needed it plug in do so. You can unplug your charger when not in uses if you want to save a few bucks each month.

Happy EV trails.

 

[Gigahorse]

I'm driving less than 10% per day to work (5.5 miles one way):

- Should I charge 110V only?
- Do I need to plug-in every night?
- Wall/mobile chargers: are they using any electricity when not plug-in to charge?

The problem is the vampaire battery drain, you are going to lose 3-10% battery per day with the truck just sitting there, driving some on top of that the 110v is not going to be enough to keep up if you decide to go somewhere on the weekend etc.

 

[Outdoors]

From another perspective. Make sure the outlet as others have said is of a higher quality.
Also plugging and unplugging the mobile connector, or leaving it with weight on the outlet is not a great thing long term.

On another forum someone wanted just a 50amp outlet. "I don't want a Tesla Wall connector." I think they figured out it was not much more just to have the wall connector.

Just a couple negatives would be.
You lose about 15-20% of the electricity pulled from the wall from overhead
Not a solid connection. In and out often. Wall connection doesn't have moveible connection points.
Even if sitting and not taking with you the strain on outlet isn't great.
Maxing out a wall plug all the time isn't great either.
Pumps on truck running longer as charging is ongoing.

Most of the people I know using just a normal wall outlet have always had it maxed out. Don't do that.

 

[kpanda17]

The problem is the vampaire battery drain, you are going to lose 3-10% battery per day with the truck just sitting there, driving some on top of that the 110v is not going to be enough to keep up if you decide to go somewhere on the weekend etc.

let’s point out low power mode
You can use it all the time if you want and the vampire drain will be minimal
Note, with lower power mode, there’s no sentry videos, therefore make sure you don’t need the security video surveillance that most of us don’t when at home
Barring a Karen neighbor

 

[MyFirstElectricTesla]

Thanks All!

Just to clarify, I have:

- Powershare and wall connector installed from Tesla.
- 32A Mobile connector with 110V adapter came with the CT.
- 40A Mobile connector from Amazon.

So with either Wall connector (48A) or Mobile connector 14-50 (32A) is too much for my daily working week. I believe 110V adapter is enough for me weekdays. But I don't like plug-in every night: worn out quicker with plug/unplug on both ends (I've re-wired my house few years ago).

So which way is better:

1. I'm charging 48A with wall connector (32A Mobile connector while still waiting for Powershare installation) on Fridays only.

2. Or 48A charging when pop-up on screen about % of the capacity that I think ~40 ish %.

The 40A from Amz is used only at my sisters' houses when visiting.

 

[CyberGus]

you are going to lose 3-10% battery per day with the truck just sitting there

Dude, I think Elon is using your truck to mine $DOGE

I lose 1-2% per week sitting in the driveway (no low-power mode, but no Sentry either)

 

[CyberGus]

- Do I need to plug-in every night?

The cells prefer a shallow Depth of Discharge (DoD). Frequent, short charges are better than one long charge. The manual advises to charge daily.

That said, while "better" means slightly less degradation, it's not critical.

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