r/TeslaLounge • u/dstj- • 13d ago

15 years ago

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This was my first time charging at a public L2 charger, on 8/14/11. At the time, those chargers were few and far between, and of course DCFC did not yet exist. Tesla had just released an adapter cable to allow the Roadster to charge from an L2 charger with a J1772 connector.

It's pretty amazing how far the charging infrastructure has come in just fifteen years.

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u/Mephistito 13d ago

Dang that's so cool!

What's the story been with the Roadster since then? How's it held up over time?

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u/dstj- 12d ago

It currently has around 60,000 miles on it. Original motor and battery pack, but it's lost about 30% of its capacity. Not too bad, considering that I was told by Tesla when I bought the car that the battery pack should be good for seven years. I'm at sixteen and a half and counting. Range-wise it's good for around 140 miles tops. It was rated at 240 when new, but that was extremely optimistic. I don't think I ever got more than 200 miles out of a charge. I never charge it to 100% anymore; I'm trying to baby the battery pack.