Tesla Model S Plaid charging curve & performance
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Last modified: Mar 09, 2026
Below is the charging curve for Tesla Model S Plaid, illustrating the charging speed at various battery levels. Additionally, graphs for range and time provide comprehensive details on charging performance.
Charging Highlights
Peak DC Speed
250 kW
Battery Capacity
100.0 kWh
Architecture
407 V
100.0 kWh — 100 kWh
Charging Performance
Average charging speed 0 - 100%
70.9 kW
Average charging speed 10-100%
69.0 kW
Average charging speed 10-80%
129.0 kW
Advanced Metrics
Max C-Rate
2.5C
Average C-Rate
1.38C
Optimum charging area
7% – 47%
Time Analysis
Range Analysis
Key Insights
Optimum charging speed included 5 minutes loss
140.6 kW
Optimum charge stop time
16m 23s
Charging time 10-80%
31 m 15 s
Charging Speed Analysis
| SOC Range | Speed (kW) | Total Time | Energy Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-100% | 70.9 kW | 1 h 21 m 15 s | 96.0 kWh |
| 10-100% | 69.0 kW | 1 h 15 m 9 s | 86.4 kWh |
| 10-80% | 129.0 kW | 31 m 15 s | 67.2 kWh |
Range Added Per Minute by Driving Cycle
| SOC Range | EPA | WLTP | 70 mph | 120 km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-100% | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
| 10-100% | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| 10-80% | 12.9 km (8.0 mi) | 13.7 km (8.5 mi) | 11.9 km (7.4 mi) | 10.2 km (6.3 mi) |
Charging Curve Data (0–100% SOC)
| SOC | Speed | Time | Energy charged |
|---|---|---|---|
|
0 |
30 kW | 00:00:00 | 0 kWh |
|
1 |
52 kW | 00:01:30 | 1.0 kWh |
|
2 |
75 kW | 00:02:28 | 1.9 kWh |
|
3 |
97 kW | 00:03:11 | 2.9 kWh |
|
4 |
120 kW | 00:03:46 | 3.8 kWh |
|
5 |
142 kW | 00:04:14 | 4.8 kWh |
|
6 |
147 kW | 00:04:40 | 5.8 kWh |
|
7 |
152 kW | 00:05:05 | 6.7 kWh |
|
8 |
158 kW | 00:05:29 | 7.7 kWh |
|
9 |
204 kW | 00:05:49 | 8.6 kWh |
|
10 |
250 kW | 00:06:05 | 9.6 kWh |
|
11 |
250 kW | 00:06:20 | 10.6 kWh |
|
12 |
250 kW | 00:06:35 | 11.5 kWh |
|
13 |
250 kW | 00:06:50 | 12.5 kWh |
|
14 |
250 kW | 00:07:05 | 13.4 kWh |
|
15 |
250 kW | 00:07:20 | 14.4 kWh |
|
16 |
250 kW | 00:07:35 | 15.4 kWh |
|
17 |
250 kW | 00:07:50 | 16.3 kWh |
|
18 |
250 kW | 00:08:04 | 17.3 kWh |
|
19 |
250 kW | 00:08:19 | 18.2 kWh |
|
20 |
250 kW | 00:08:34 | 19.2 kWh |
|
21 |
250 kW | 00:08:49 | 20.2 kWh |
|
22 |
250 kW | 00:09:04 | 21.1 kWh |
|
23 |
250 kW | 00:09:19 | 22.1 kWh |
|
24 |
250 kW | 00:09:34 | 23.0 kWh |
|
25 |
250 kW | 00:09:48 | 24.0 kWh |
|
26 |
250 kW | 00:10:03 | 25.0 kWh |
|
27 |
250 kW | 00:10:18 | 25.9 kWh |
|
28 |
250 kW | 00:10:33 | 26.9 kWh |
|
29 |
250 kW | 00:10:48 | 27.8 kWh |
|
30 |
250 kW | 00:11:03 | 28.8 kWh |
|
31 |
250 kW | 00:11:18 | 29.8 kWh |
|
32 |
250 kW | 00:11:33 | 30.7 kWh |
|
33 |
250 kW | 00:11:47 | 31.7 kWh |
|
34 |
235 kW | 00:12:03 | 32.6 kWh |
|
35 |
220 kW | 00:12:19 | 33.6 kWh |
|
36 |
212 kW | 00:12:36 | 34.6 kWh |
|
37 |
205 kW | 00:12:54 | 35.5 kWh |
|
38 |
198 kW | 00:13:12 | 36.5 kWh |
|
39 |
190 kW | 00:13:32 | 37.4 kWh |
|
40 |
183 kW | 00:13:52 | 38.4 kWh |
|
41 |
178 kW | 00:14:12 | 39.4 kWh |
|
42 |
174 kW | 00:14:33 | 40.3 kWh |
|
43 |
169 kW | 00:14:55 | 41.3 kWh |
|
44 |
165 kW | 00:15:17 | 42.2 kWh |
|
45 |
160 kW | 00:15:40 | 43.2 kWh |
|
46 |
156 kW | 00:16:04 | 44.2 kWh |
|
47 |
152 kW | 00:16:28 | 45.1 kWh |
|
48 |
148 kW | 00:16:52 | 46.1 kWh |
|
49 |
144 kW | 00:17:18 | 47.0 kWh |
|
50 |
140 kW | 00:17:44 | 48.0 kWh |
|
51 |
137 kW | 00:18:11 | 49.0 kWh |
|
52 |
134 kW | 00:18:38 | 49.9 kWh |
|
53 |
131 kW | 00:19:06 | 50.9 kWh |
|
54 |
128 kW | 00:19:35 | 51.8 kWh |
|
55 |
125 kW | 00:20:04 | 52.8 kWh |
|
56 |
122 kW | 00:20:34 | 53.8 kWh |
|
57 |
120 kW | 00:21:05 | 54.7 kWh |
|
58 |
117 kW | 00:21:37 | 55.7 kWh |
|
59 |
115 kW | 00:22:09 | 56.6 kWh |
|
60 |
112 kW | 00:22:41 | 57.6 kWh |
|
61 |
110 kW | 00:23:15 | 58.6 kWh |
|
62 |
107 kW | 00:23:49 | 59.5 kWh |
|
63 |
105 kW | 00:24:24 | 60.5 kWh |
|
64 |
102 kW | 00:25:00 | 61.4 kWh |
|
65 |
100 kW | 00:25:37 | 62.4 kWh |
|
66 |
97 kW | 00:26:15 | 63.4 kWh |
|
67 |
95 kW | 00:26:53 | 64.3 kWh |
|
68 |
92 kW | 00:27:33 | 65.3 kWh |
|
69 |
90 kW | 00:28:14 | 66.2 kWh |
|
70 |
87 kW | 00:28:56 | 67.2 kWh |
|
71 |
84 kW | 00:29:39 | 68.2 kWh |
|
72 |
82 kW | 00:30:24 | 69.1 kWh |
|
73 |
79 kW | 00:31:10 | 70.1 kWh |
|
74 |
77 kW | 00:31:58 | 71.0 kWh |
|
75 |
74 kW | 00:32:47 | 72.0 kWh |
|
76 |
72 kW | 00:33:38 | 73.0 kWh |
|
77 |
69 kW | 00:34:31 | 73.9 kWh |
|
78 |
67 kW | 00:35:26 | 74.9 kWh |
|
79 |
64 kW | 00:36:22 | 75.8 kWh |
|
80 |
62 kW | 00:37:21 | 76.8 kWh |
|
81 |
60 kW | 00:38:22 | 77.8 kWh |
|
82 |
59 kW | 00:39:24 | 78.7 kWh |
|
83 |
57 kW | 00:40:28 | 79.7 kWh |
|
84 |
56 kW | 00:41:34 | 80.6 kWh |
|
85 |
54 kW | 00:42:42 | 81.6 kWh |
|
86 |
51 kW | 00:43:52 | 82.6 kWh |
|
87 |
49 kW | 00:45:07 | 83.5 kWh |
|
88 |
46 kW | 00:46:25 | 84.5 kWh |
|
89 |
44 kW | 00:47:48 | 85.4 kWh |
|
90 |
41 kW | 00:49:16 | 86.4 kWh |
|
91 |
37 kW | 00:50:51 | 87.4 kWh |
|
92 |
33 kW | 00:52:38 | 88.3 kWh |
|
93 |
28 kW | 00:54:40 | 89.3 kWh |
|
94 |
24 kW | 00:57:01 | 90.2 kWh |
|
95 |
20 kW | 00:59:49 | 91.2 kWh |
|
96 |
18 kW | 01:03:05 | 92.2 kWh |
|
97 |
16 kW | 01:06:44 | 93.1 kWh |
|
98 |
14 kW | 01:10:51 | 94.1 kWh |
|
99 |
12 kW | 01:15:37 | 95.0 kWh |
|
100 |
10 kW | 01:21:15 | 96.0 kWh |