Going out of town - best way to tender?

[hgpilot]

In December I'm headed out of town for a month (maybe more) - what's the best way to keep the CT happy during longer periods of not driving?

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[jf64k]

Just leave it plugged in. From the manual:

Tesla strongly recommends leaving Cybertruck plugged in when not in use. This maintains the Battery at the optimum level of charge.

Charging Instructions (tesla.com)

 

[ChiTownCT]

I'm doing the same next year for 2 months, I was thinking of leaving it plugged in but on jackstands.. Not sure if totally necessary though

 

[NeilEugene]

Is there a long-term storage button for those that don't fit in garages or are parked at airports?

 

[Woodrick]

Is there a long-term storage button for those that don't fit in garages or are parked at airports?

No.

Just make sure that you have cabin overheat and Sentry mode turned off at airports. Should easily be able to last a few weeks.
Look for parking locations that provide EV charging at airports, they are becoming common. I've got many at the ATL airport, one that has about 50 120V 20A plugs to use, absolutely perfect solution!

 

[igs]

Tesla: "To maintain service life, the battery pack should be stored at a state of charge (SOC) of 15 to 50%."

 

[cgladue]

Set to 50% and leave plugged in. 2 months isn't long enough to need to put on jack stands.

 

[Woodrick]

Tesla: "To maintain service life, the battery pack should be stored at a state of charge (SOC) of 15 to 50%."

Taken completely out of context.

That's the SoC that a disconnected battery should be stored and shipped at.

 

[Travis64]

Set max charge 50%

 

[igs]

Taken completely out of context.

That's the SoC that a disconnected battery should be stored and shipped at.

Cells don't know or care if they're connected or not genius.

 

[TeslaKen]

While cells don't know or care if they are connected or not, if installed in a Cybertruck those cells are going to have drains on them from items the truck does when not sleeping, even sleeping there is still a minimal draw on the cells. 15-50 sounds like charge level for when not installed in a truck but I'm not sure it matters either way if left plugged in.

If you charge to 50% and are plugged in and get some draw down to say 45% then at some point your charger is going to kick in and get you back up to 50%. If you aren't plugged in, well then slowly over time your battery is going to discharge.

I don't think it matters if you are charged to 30%, 50% or 80% if you are still plugged in because your charger is going to top up the battery from any effects of battery drain. Why would drain between 50 and 45 percent be any different than drain between 80 and 75 percent? I'm not convinced that it would be. As long as you aren't at 100% I think you should be fine, as others said, just leave it plugged in.

 

[HaulingAss]

I'm doing the same next year for 2 months, I was thinking of leaving it plugged in but on jackstands.. Not sure if totally necessary though

I wouldn't bother with jackstands. Air the tires up to 60 psi and bleed them out to 50 or 53 psi when you return. These tires are not very susceptible to flat-spotting when aired up properly. Keep in mind, the recommended pressure for towing a trailer is 65 psi.

 

[Woodrick]

Cells don't know or care if they're connected or not genius.

There are no phantom drains?

 

[igs]

There are no phantom drains?

Nope not if the contactor isn't contacted. Drain is also irrelevant if you're plugged in which OP will be. Finally, SOC has nothing to do with drain if there were any.

 

[Stuck4ger]

In December I'm headed out of town for a month (maybe more) - what's the best way to keep the CT happy during longer periods of not driving?

It’s best just to let me drive it for the month. Besides, I’m a hg pilot, too.

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