Fully charged in just 6.5 hours? Being on the road and able to charge? Everything is possible - with a charging station that perfectly suits you and your Tesla Model S.
Find out more about how to charge your Tesla Model S: What influences the charging time of yourTesla Model S, how to best charge it at home and on the road, why you should not charge at a domestic power socket but at a charging station especially designed for electric cars and how much it costs to install a charging station.
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It only takes around 6.5 hours to fully charge the Tesla Model S with up to 16,5 kW of charging power which equals a range of nearly 542 km for the Tesla Model S 100D. Charging times for other Tesla Model S models are listed in the technical data below.
Charging is performed using a Type 2-plug. Make sure you select a charging station with integrated charging cable or a compatible mode 3 charging cable.
Your electric car’s charging device (on-board charger), legal requirements and the charging power of your domestic installation all determine how quickly your Tesla Model S is recharged at the charging station. Legal restrictions for single-phase charging at home: Germany: up to 4.6 kW of charging power; Austria and Switzerland: up to 3.7 kW of charging power.
| Technical data¹ and charging times (as of 2018) | Model S 70D | Model S 75D | Model S 90D | Model S 100D | Model S P100D |
| Battery capacity: | 70 kWh | 75 kWh | 90 kWh | 100 kWh | 100 kWh |
| Range (NEDC²): | 470 km | 490 km | 550 km | 632 km | 613 km |
| Top speed: | 230 km/h | 230 km/h | 249 km/h | 249 km/h | 249 km/h |
| Energy usage³: | 20 kWh/100km | 21 kWh/100km | 21 kWh/100km | 21 kWh/100km | 22 kWh/100km |
| Socket type: | Typ 2 | Typ 2 | Typ 2 | Typ 2 | Typ 2 |
| Max. charging capacity: | 11/ 16,5 kW | 11/ 16,5 kW | 11/ 16,5 kW | 11/ 16,5 kW | 11/ 16,5 kW |
| Number of current phases: | three phases | three phases | three phases | three phases | three phases |
| Charging time with 16,5 kW charging capacity⁴: | 5 h | 5 h | 6 h | 6:30 h | 6:30 h |
| Charging time with 11 kW charging capacity⁴: | 7:30 h | 7:30 h | 8:30 h | 9:30 h | 9:30 h |
| Range after one hour of charging⁴ via max. capacity: | 65 km | 65 km | 65 km | 65 km | 65 km |
| Charging time using standard domestic socket (2,3 kW)⁴: | 31 h | 33 h | 40 h | 45 h | 45 h |
¹ Source: Tesla, Inc.² Energy consumption based on ECE R101 energy consumption test (combined) ³ Approximate NEFZ distance, in accordance with regulation ECE101 ⁴ Charging times are rounded reference values based on the assumption that the charging is not performed in a linear fashion ⁵ In Germany, charging is only permitted with special permission from the network operator
The age of the 22 kW Model S double charger is over. From now on, it will be succeeded by the famous Model S in the 11 kW and optional 16,5 kW variants. With a battery capacity of 70 kWh, you can enjoy the full driving range after about 5 hours of charging, while the 90 kWh variant is fully charged in 6 hours. Depending on your driving style and a number of other parameters such as the season, air conditioning system or seat heating, and based on the battery capacity, the driving range of your Tesla Model S will be up to 470 km (70D), 550 km (90D) or 632 km (100D). The Tesla Model S is also available in the P version with Insane button, e.g. the Tesla Model S P90D, which makes it possible to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in just 3 seconds.
The car can be charged at home using a type 2 plug. In some cases, you can also charge your Tesla Model S via a domestic socket at 2.3 kW using the mobile connector. For safety reasons, however, you should avoid doing this in the long term, since charging your car from a domestic socket will place the maximum load on the socket for up to 40 hours. The charging station enables you not only to charge your Tesla Model S safely, but also 7 times as quickly as using a domestic socket.
