Charging the Tesla Model 3: charge time and range
Charge time, realistic range and what you need to know when charging a Tesla Model 3 in public across Europe.
On a powerful fast charger the Tesla Model 3 charges from 10 to 80 percent in about 17 minutes, adding roughly 380 km. The last 20 percent charges deliberately slowly, so on a trip it pays to stop at 80.
With a usable battery of 75 kWh and motorway-ish consumption around 138 Wh/km, the Tesla Model 3 realistically covers about 543 km on a charge. At 130 km/h, in the cold or with a roof box the figure drops, so plan for about 80 percent of it on the motorway.
The Tesla Model 3 uses CCS (Combo 2) for fast charging and Type 2 for ordinary AC, like virtually every new EV in Europe. So it fits the vast majority of public chargers without adapters.
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Figures are for a representative variant (2024) and vary by model year and trim. · Specifications from Open EV Data