Tesla can use the motor to warm the battery itself. In this case, about 4% of the battery was used just to raise battery temperature. Tesla does this to protect the battery. So if you ever notice a small battery drop without driving, it’s not a problem. It’s simply the car taking care of its battery.

When comparing Tesla charging data, an interesting pattern appears. Under similar charging currents, NCM batteries heat up more, while LFP batteries stay noticeably cooler. At first glance, this looks counter-intuitive. LFP chemistry is well known for being more thermally robust.

This charging session is not Supercharging. As battery level approaches ~80%, the current starts to decrease, so charging speed goes down. Even so, the battery module temperature keeps rising continuously and exceeds 50 °C over about 10 minutes. In other words, temperature increases despite lower charging power, mainly at high battery level. This is one practical reason Tesla recommends daily charging up to around 80%. It’s not only about fast charging, but about reducing tim

Although we have analyzed numerous user datasets and real-world cases, this is the first time we have personally observed the same issue on our own vehicle. This gives us a valuable opportunity to study the problem not only from the developer’s perspective but also as an actual owner experiencing it firsthand. To share some background: the vehicle was purchased used in June of last year with about 120,000 km. It has mainly been used for development, and the annual mileage is

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