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by whitej125 880 days ago
Agree that the range degradation is unsettling. My model 3 started with 320 and now its about 7-8% lower after 2 years.

However, this is my daily driving car for which I put on average 25 miles a day... but maybe an occasional peak at 150 miles in a single day or weekend. One thing that you'll discover is that charging is super simple. Plug it in at home and fill it up (I have a 30amp 240v) whenever you want. Or go find a super charger nearby if you're in a pinch.

Granted what people can do at home wrt/ electrical and how close you are to a super charger is all situational. But at least for me the loss in range hasn't changed my behavior or caused me any problems.

However, important note: I do not use the Tesla for long distance trips. I've done it a few times... its fine, but prefer gas/ICE for that.

Our Model 3 got 9000 miles added to it this past year. Our family 2011 Q5 got 1500 miles.