All you need to know about charging Tesla Model 3 | Charging time & Cost to Charge

You may have just become a Tesla Model 3 driver or planning to be a one soon!. No doubt, you know plenty about this car’s performance and features already, but for those who aren’t that clued up, especially about its charging characteristics, here is a complete charging guide for your Tesla Model 3.



Key specifications

Tesla Model 3 comes in four main variants: Standard Range (SR) and Standard Range (SR+) both with 55KWh battery pack and Long Range Performance & Dual motor with 75 kWh battery cpacity. Below are some of the critical parameters of each of the variants.

Tesla Model 3 variant
Acceleration
(0-100km/h)
Top speed
Battery capacity
Range*
Efficiency /100 km*
Standard Range
5.9 sec
210 km/h
55 kWh
310 km
14.8 kWh
Standard Range Plus
5.6 sec
225 km/h
55 kWh
340 km
14.7 kWh
Long Range Performance
3.4 sec
261 km/h
75 kWh
450 km
16.4 kWh
Long Range Dual Motor
4.6 sec
233 km/h
75 kWh
475 km
15.6 kWh
*The actual range and efficiency greatly depends driving style and weather conditions.


How to Charge Tesla Model 3 ?  | Charging port location & Connector type

In Europe, Tesla model 3 provides a CCS connector (Combined Charging System) adapter that combines  a Type-2 for AC charging and DC charging connector.  In the US, Tesla Model 3 drivers can buy adapters for AC Level 2 SAE J1772, CCS and CHAdeMO connectors.

You can use type-2 connector for charging at home, work and at AC public charging stations. CCS combo can be used for charging with DC fast and rapid charging stations.



How long does it take to charge a Tesla Model 3 – at home, work, and at a public AC charging station?

Assuming that you have a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range which contains a 55 kWh batter pack and an on-board AC charger of 11KW: theoretically, below are the charging speed you can achieve in Europe.

Type of EV Charger, Power input
Time to charge (0-100%)
Tesla Model 3 Standard Range
Tesla Model 3 Long Range
Wall outlet - 2.3KW
(230V x max 10A)
23 hours 45 minutes
38 hours
3.7KW Single phase charger  
(230V x 16A)
14 hours 45 minutes
23 hours 45 minutes
7.4KW Single phase charger
(230V x 32A)
7h hours 30 minutes
11 hours 45 minutes
11KW Three phase charger
(400V x 16A)
5 hours
8 hours
22KW Three phase charger
(400V x 32A)
5 hours* (note below)
8 hours* (note below)
💡 Note: On-board charger of Tesla Model-3 supports only a max of 16A per phase (which is 11KW). So, having a 22KW charger will not make the charging faster.


Charging at Tesla Supercharges, Fast and Rapid chargers

Unlike AC charging, DC charging speed is not constant through-out the charging cycle. There are many factors - such as battery’s State-of-Charge (SOC), temperature, battery age…etc can decrease the DC charging speed during a charging cycle. 

So far, there is no official release from Tesla about Model 3’s fast charging characteristics. However, we give you an estimate based on the tests performed by Fastned and the EV drivers who use Tesla Superchargers.

Tesla Model 3 Charging speed curve
Credits to : Fastned

Tesla Model 3 Long Range (75KWh battery):  charges at a max speed of ~150 kW at rapid chargers upto 50% of the battery’s State-of-Charge (SOC) and then the speed gradually decreases 30KW at around 80% of SoC. With a 50KW charger, the charging is almost at the same speed of 50KW throughout the charging cycle.

Tesla Model 3 standard (55KWh battery):  charges at a max speed of ~100 kW at rapid chargers upto 50% of the battery’s SoC and then the speed gradually decreases 30KW at around 80% of SoC.
Averaging the variance in charge speeds above, below is the estimate for time to charging  at Tesla Supercharges, Fast and Rapid chargers:

Charging station location
Average charging power
Avg. time to charge
Model 3 standard range at 50 kW Fast chargers
45 KW
45 minutes
Model 3 standard at 150KW Tesla Supercharger V2
85 kW
24 minutes
Model 3 Long Range at 50KW fast chargers
45 KW
76 min
Model 3 Long Range at Tesla 250KW Supercharger V3
163 KW
22 min
Model 3 Long Range at  350KW CCS Rapid charger
145 kW
25 min



How much does it cost to charge a Tesla Model 3?

The cost of charging depends on the country/city where you charge, location where you charge (home/destination/public), time of charge (day/night/off-peak hours), Electricity provider (Utility), and Charge Point operator (CPO) and E-Mobility service provider (EMP) you use. Let’s see some examples for cost to charge a Tesla Model 3 at different locations.

California, United States (Assuming tariff of 13¢/kWh)
Tesla Model 3 variance
Charging location
Average cost
Model 3 standard range (55KWh battery)
To charge full at home (0-100%)
$0.13 x 55 = $7.15
Model 3 Long Range
(75KWh battery)
To charge full at home (0-100%)
$0.13x 75 = $9.75

London, United Kingdom (assuming tariff of 24p/KWh at pubic chargers and 14p/kWh at home)
Tesla Model 3 variance
Charging location
Average cost
Model 3 standard range (55KWh battery)
At home
£0.14 x 55 = £7.70
Model 3 Long Range
(75KWh battery)
At home
£0.14 x 75 =  £10.50
Model 3 standard range (55KWh battery)
At public fast chargers
£0.24 x 55 = £13.20
Model 3 Long Range
(75KWh battery)
At public fast chargers
£0.24 x 75 =  £18.00

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (32c/KWh at pubic chargers and 23c/kWh at home - one of the highest tariffs in EU!!!!)
Tesla Model 3 variance
Charging location
Average cost
Model 3 standard range (55KWh battery)
At home
€0,23 x 55 = €12,65
Model 3 Long Range
(75KWh battery)
At home
€0,23 x 75 =  €17,25
Model 3 standard range (55KWh battery)
At public fast chargers
€0,33 x 55 = €18,15
Model 3 Long Range
(75KWh battery)
At public fast chargers
€0,33x 75 =  €24,75

Note: Above costs are only an indication. The calculation is made for charging battery from 0-100% full capacity; but in reality, you'll never wait till the battery to go to 0%, thus your charging cost will be always a few dollars / euros / GBP lower than what is indicated above.

The cost of charging at Tesla superfast charging could also be cheaper (or may be 'free' upto certain kilometers) for the Tesla drivers. In addition as said, there are so many parameters need to be considered while calculating the ‘exact’ cost. But it should never become higher than the above indications.

Hope this post answered all your questions about charging your Tesla Model 3. Did we miss anything? Please let us know.

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