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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by Reason077 on Monday April 24, 2023 @08:44AM (#35686950)
> "For what it's worth Tesla has been limiting how fast older models are able to charge at superchargers, with the stated goal of extending battery longevity."

This limitation is not based on the vehicle model you drive but based on the age and condition of the battery. Certain high-milage battery packs that have been supercharged frequently during their life tend to be the ones affected.

But if you replace an old, rate-limited battery with a new (or newer) one, you get back the full charging speed.

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Re:Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supe... by vegardx on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:00AM (#35687122)
You're right. But they only recently started removing the rate-limiting when you got a new pack, which there was a lot of fuss about. I imagine there's quite an overlap of cars with unlimited supercharging and frequent supercharging.
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