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Andrei Nedelea

Tesla Model Y Battery Tested After 16,000 Miles Of Mostly Fast Charging

  • A six-month-old Model Y showed 99% battery health after 16,000 miles.
  • The owner used more DC fast charging than AC charging over a six-month period.
  • Careful charging habits may matter more than avoiding fast chargers entirely.

Frequent fast charging is a documented way to accelerate electric vehicle battery degradation. But you can mitigate some of its negative impact by not charging to 100% and never letting the battery run down below 20% state of charge.

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