Tesla Supercharger Challenge: Charging My 11-Year-Old Model S with 208K Miles! ⚡🚗

Join me in this exciting experiment as I document the charging process of my trusty 11-year-old Tesla Model S with an impressive 208,000 miles on the odometer. 📊🔋 Curious to see how efficient the Supercharger network is after all these years and miles? Watch as I put it to the test and share insights on the charging speed, battery health, and overall performance of my well-loved electric vehicle. ⏱️🔌 Don't forget to hit subscribe to stay tuned for more electric adventures! ⇟⇟⇟MORE BELOW⇟⇟⇟
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[@Annette_Hons]

so you keep saying 208,000 miles but you said the actual battery only has about 85,000 miles so shouldn’t you basing your charging speed on that the miles on the actual battery not total miles on the actual car? Because that’s a significant difference.

[@sterlingpamplin]

Yeah, this video should be reported as false. The charging speed has nothing to do with the battery condition if it is not the original battery.

[@randygreen7871]

Good point, I don't think he even realized that.

[@evdave528]

Steve, if you haven’t I would charge it using level 2 to 100% then drive it down off of 100%. I find that the BMS loses where the battery limits are because of always being charged and recharged at lower limits.

[@AllElectricFamily]

Thanks for the advice, it's always appreciated

[@usa-ev]

Nice video! What a difference a couple of years and 130K miles makes. Our 2015 90D maxes out at about the same (110KW), but will hold it up quite a bit longer. I can't comment on the 10-80%, though. I usually bail before that. 😂 150 miles of range is good enough for the casual road tripper on Tesla network. That will get you 2 hours of driving. 100 miles isn't quite viable, except for rare road trips, imo.

[@AllElectricFamily]

Great info. Thanks for tagging along.

[@d7mysterio7]

Thanks for sharing. I'm looking into getting an older Tesla with the cone nose. For some reason I really love those older Tesla. I know I will have some maintenance issues but that's a part of owning any used vehicle. I already have a charger in my garage because I own an EV already. This will be a nice addition. Anyway thanks for sharing your experience. Appreciate you!

[@usa-ev]

At a minimum I'd recommend getting: 1. Next Gen Seats 2. Cold weather package 3. Unlimited supercharging (do check, can be removed even for older cars) 4. Power lift gate (tech pkg?) 5. Auto pilot 1.0 6. 90D or better (no P, isn't needed)

[@usa-ev]

They're neat because nobody except Tesla owners realizes they are older cars. Everyone else just thinks (correctly) that it's a super-nice car.

[@AllElectricFamily]

Your welcome. Since we have been dealing with larger battery packs the one thing I like is it charges fast on our charger at home.

[@AllElectricFamily]

At the time we were just going for the cheapest Tesla but would agree on those options. It would be nice to have. Thanks

[@ALRinaldi]

Avoid the RWD and Performance S and X too. They use Large drive units which only until the U revision have an inherent flaw. The Small Drive Units on the AWD non-performance cars are as bulletproof as can be.

[@kelviskelvis7140]

This was interesting content. EV's will age, and this was a quick peek of one and its current performance. It is good to see that the car still works all be it with a smaller range.

[@AllElectricFamily]

Yeah It will be fun to do more of this. Thanks

[@ElectricTechAdventures]

Our 2015 Model S 85D with 135,000 miles on it and lots of supercharging still peaks at 130 kW as you can see in one of my most recent KZbin videos when we picked up our Model Y and also our average charge speed is higher than what you just experienced. I suspect because it's winter the battery is cold and that this was not the maximum speed that you'll achieve in warm weather. Or perhaps maybe ours will charge this slowly once it gets above 200,000 miles. Only time will tell.

[@AllElectricFamily]

Colder weather may have affected it. It does seem a little more sensitive than I remember our X. Thanks

[@randygreen7871]

Great video, thanks for sharing. I have a 2015 Model S P85DL with 198,000 miles, original battery. It still charges to 90% of original miles at 225 miles and maxes out at 136KW. Older Tesla's are awesome because of FREE supercharging FOR LIFE and longer charging times that gives you more time to shop and eat without worrying about idling fees!

[@Runtythestar]

Only slightly slower than our 22 VW ID.4. We would take about 45 mins for that kind of charge. I think yours is great given the age.

[@kylenorris9585]

Hey you should see if you can get a new100kwh battery put in it by a third party.

[@arthursalazar8993]

It looks like you were you using a 150 Kilowatt charger. Did you program to battery to warm up? because from the get go you were charging too slow.

[@cphorn15]

The older teslas charge at those lower speeds. I have a '16 X and it's rated to 150kw. I think starting around 2019 or 20, they started including faster 250 kw hardware in the S and X.

[@fernandocorredor5592]

The new cars with the new generation batteries are very quick, my new Model Y takes only like 20 minutos to reach 80% starting from almost empty.

[@ryanwalsingham4280]

Hi, I'm thinking about buying a 2017 with over 165k miles on it. It is in great condition. What price range do you think is fair? How is yours holding up?

[@Dannyar10]

Yes it's terrible. An hour to get a little over 100 miles of usable range.

[@AllElectricFamily]

Glad you figured that out.

[@Dannyar10]

@@AllElectricFamily why so snarky? You asked the question in the video " is this terrible?"

[@AllElectricFamily]

It kinda was, sorry.

[@ALRinaldi]

I mean it’s down there with the Bolt. Better than the BZ4X though. Keep the road trips between 5-30% and it isn’t bad then, at least for my SP85. It gets unbearable above 60% though.