How to check battery health if buying used?
Thinking of getting a used Tesla. Any easy way to check battery health? Outside of the diagnostic process that I think takes 12+ hours to discharge/charge the battery?
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Thinking of getting a used Tesla. Any easy way to check battery health? Outside of the diagnostic process that I think takes 12+ hours to discharge/charge the battery?
Not really :-(
Charger it to 100% and see what it says (then drive it a bit to get it off 100%, but that is just a guess, too.
Not that I know. Much is guesswork. Statistically, they are in a narrow band, though.
Use service mode to see all of the battery statshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BtUUcAB2Bc
Ah yeah was hoping to avoid that - just takes so long
Also only available on the newest cars. No battery test on my 2019.