With all the recent attention Tesla has received regarding their range and ensuing discussions, it’s apparent there’s a lack of awareness regarding how range is displayed in a Tesla, and quite a lot of misinformation around what range information is provided in a Tesla. So I wanted to try and share some information on this topic.

The battery icon at the top of the central screen provides the car’s state of charge; Tesla allows drivers to toggle (by touching the battery icon) between displaying state of charge as either a percentage or miles. This is similar to the battery icon on a laptop, which can display the battery charge remaining either as a percentage or time. This icon in a Tesla is akin to the fuel gauge in an ICE car; it not the car’s trip range information.

As is accessed in typical ICE cars, the range information is contained within the car’s trip information section; this is similar for Teslas. To access this information, users must go to the Energy App, and then tap the Consumption tab. This provides the car’s instant or average range, as selected by the driver, based on the last 5,15, or 30 miles driven.

Happy to answer questions people might have about this topic in an effort to help increase awareness of how range in Teslas really operates.

Under the Energy app, then consumption tab, the car will tell you the actual expected range based on recent driving (if factors stay the same).

There has been a flood of YouTube videos about the Tesla ‘range issues’ in the last few days. Why don’t any of them talk about where to find the predicted range instead?

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Have had my model 3 since 2018 and consistently used ScentWedge since then. Realize other companies have likely popped up and are probably better. What do you guys use for an all natural non synthetic scent for your Teslas?

How do I measure my battery degradation?

I was trying to listen to YouTube from a video on my phone while I was driving on a road trip. However, I was not getting the audio to work. My phone said it was connected. Is there a way to listen to YouTube from an iphone while driving?