Supercharging for a newbie

Do you have the standard range? If so, you can charge to 100% every time. I charged to 100% 3 times a week. It won’t damage the battery. Yes you can charge to 100% at a super charger.

I would avoid the max charging unless you have a car with an LFP battery. Not sure if they are still being made or not as I haven’t been in the market for a model 3 in a while. Supercharging each time - jury is still out on that one. Do you live in a hot climate year round or do you have a changing of seasons? There are a lot of sources on pack degradation online if you go looking. If that’s your only option then that’s what you’ve got. If you have an option even to charge at 120v speeds I’d still use that as much as you could.

Yes standard range:) ok thanks! and with Supercharger?

It has an LFP battery. Hehe okey :) I live in Norway so not a hot climate here I'm afraid. Ok, thanks alot for your time and information :D

If your car has a LFP (**Lithium Iron Phosphate)** Battery, it is recommended to charge to 100% I charge at home and just charge it to 100% once a week. That does me and suits my charging cycle

Ok. Thanks :D

If you live in a cold climate, even if you know that you are headed to a supercharger, set the car navigation to the charger, it will take note it is heading to a supercharger and preheat the battery so it charges faster when you arrive. Also take note that charging above 80-90% the speed which it will charge will slowly decrease. (its a process to manage heat and battery health and cell balancing)

Yep, with a supercharger to 100% is totally fine.

Don’t be surprised if the Tesla supercharger limits you to 80%

There are lots of slower speed options in urban areas d Norway, including street level posts that you connect to?

Also keep an eye on the charging rate, by which I’m talking about money per KW. My local supercharger increases the price per KW when you go above 80%

You should alsouse plugshate app and look for level 2 chargers at malls and supermarket. They .ight be cheaper and sometimes free.

1. Yes, you can supercharge without damaging the battery. It is safe to do so and that myth has been debunked. 2. It’s only recommended to charge to 100% if you have a LFP battery but most Teslas have NCA batteries which is only recommended to charge to 80% for daily driving and only charging to 100% if you are going on long road trips and need that extra range. It should tell you on the charging screen what is recommended for your specific car. You can fully charge at a supercharger if you need to but if the supercharger station is busy you might have congestion fees you’ll have to pay for charging past 80% so it’s recommended you do full charges during off peak hours (it’s cheaper too)

I think others have answered the core questions, but there's another factor to be aware of. At supercharger stations that are more than 75% full you may be charged congestion fees when charging your battery past 80%. It will warn you about congestion fees every time you set it to charge past 80%, but you'll only be charged congestion fees if the supercharger is nearly full.

These would be good questions before buying the car

What about for Model Y Extended range 2026?

Charge to 80%

This… I’ll never go above 80% because it’s .50$ per minute after 80%. That’s robbery when there’s no one else at the chargers

2026 standard range is LFP? What market?

I was gonna ask the same question.

Everywhere apart from the centre of the universe- the US. Europe, Australia, Japan, and the Middle East.

Ah. That’s what I figured. The Tariff Tyrant made sure LFP wasn’t viable here since only Chinese manufacturers make LPF packs right now. The 2026 Standard model 3 in the US uses the Premium pack with a module or 2 taken out

Not LFP so 80% charge unless you need a long drive

Depends on the country you are in.

All standard range M3’s outside of the US market are LFP

What range are you getting now in colder times. I'm thinking between SR and LR RWD M3. When you think about usable 20-80% in NMC vs 20 to 100% in LFP, the difference is not that big on paper. But I wonder how is in real life? I saw one man on YT only got 280km of motorway driving on SR M3 (8°C, 120kph, inclination one way). Which is I guess fair enough.

Is t that only at busy times?

Regardless of whether it’s LFP or NMC, both are lithium-ion batteries, and they don’t like being fully charged. If possible, keep the charging limit at 80% and only charge to 100% occasionally. I do the same with my Model 3.

No. Just road cross country and it was even at 3AM with literally no one else around

Thanks for the great reply and lots of useful information:)

Which trim level do you have

Yes, find a place near where you spend some time anyway already and charge there if possible. Or run a high-quality, proper gauge extension cord at your home. Only Supercharging will get very annoying if you drive more than a couple miles per day