Question 1

How fast does the Tesla Model Y charge at a Supercharger?

Accepted Answer

Tesla publishes a distance rather than a time to 80%, and publishes two of them at different scopes. Its support site gives the nameplate figure, "Model Y Up to 162 miles in 15 minutes." Its compare page gives a per-trim figure for the Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive, "Up to 160 mi" in 15 minutes, measured at a constant 65 mph. Tesla does not reconcile the two. In the support site's five-row table the Model Y sits above the Cybertruck at 137 miles and below Model S at 200 and Model 3 and Model X at 175. V3 Superchargers peak at up to 250 kW, and a V4 Supercharger does not make a Model Y faster — Tesla's own words are that in North America V4 Superchargers charge up to 250 kW for Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y, with only Cybertruck able to take 325 kW.

Question 2

How fast does a Tesla Model Y charge at home?

Accepted Answer

Tesla's Wall Connector provides up to 11.5 kW / 48 amps. Tesla's table is keyed to the circuit breaker, which is not the amperage delivered: a 60 A breaker gives 48 A output, 50 A gives 40 A, 40 A gives 32 A, and so on down. On that table the Model Y gains 44 miles of range per hour on a 60 A breaker, 37 on 50 A, 30 on 40 A, 22 on 30 A, 15 on 20 A, and 11 on 15 A, all approximate. Tesla's footnote caps both the Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive and the Model Y All-Wheel Drive at 32 A (7.7 kW), up to 30 miles per hour. That is the 40 A breaker row, so on those cars the 40 A row and everything below it still applies and only the 60 A and 50 A rows do not — a 60 A circuit gains the same as a 40 A one.

Question 3

What adapter does a Tesla Model Y need at a CCS charger?

Accepted Answer

Tesla's CCS Combo 1 Adapter, rated 500V DC. Tesla's own words: "Use only to connect the charge cable on a CCS Combo 1 charging station to a Tesla vehicle that is capable of Combo 1 DC charging," and "Not all Tesla vehicles are equipped with CCS charging capability. To determine if your vehicle is compatible, touch Controls > Software > Additional Vehicle Information on the touchscreen, or contact Tesla." A separate SAE J1772 adapter is needed for J1772 AC stations.

Question 4

Does the Tesla Model Y precondition its battery before fast charging?

Accepted Answer

Yes, automatically, when the car is navigating to one. Tesla's own words: "Your vehicle preconditions its high voltage Battery when navigating to Supercharger." The same works for non-Tesla fast chargers if the charger is entered as the navigation destination, though third-party stations are hidden on the map until enabled under Controls > Navigation > Third-Party Charging Stations. At home it is not automatic: without a scheduled Precondition, the car only warms the battery if it is too cold to charge.

Figure	Answer
Supercharge, Model Y as a nameplate	Up to 162 miles in 15 minutes
Supercharge, Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive	Up to 160 miles in 15 minutes
Peak rate, V3 Supercharger	Up to 250 kW
Peak rate, V4 Supercharger	Up to 250 kW, the same as V3, for Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y; only Cybertruck charges up to 325 kW

Item	Answer
Charge port location	Left side of the car, behind a door that is part of the rear tail light assembly
Native connector	Tesla; any other public station needs an adapter plugged into the car's port first
DC CCS1 stations	Tesla CCS Combo 1 Adapter, rated 500V DC
CCS capability	Not on every Model Y — check Controls, Software, Additional Vehicle Information on the touchscreen, or contact Tesla
AC J1772 stations	SAE J1772 adapter
120 volt stations	Mobile Connector

Situation	What the car does
Navigating to a Supercharger	Preconditions the high voltage battery automatically, so it arrives at an optimal temperature
Navigating to a third-party fast charger	The same, once the charger is entered as the navigation destination
Third-party stations on the map	Disabled by default; enable under Controls, Navigation, Third-Party Charging Stations
Plugging in cold	Heats or cools the battery if needed, which may delay the start of charging
At home with no schedule set	Warms the battery only if it is too cold to charge, and does not prepare the cabin climate
At a fast charger with a schedule set	Charging schedules are ignored, including at Tesla Superchargers

Tesla Model Y: Charging

DC fast charging

Home charging (Level 2)

Connector and adapters

Preconditioning

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Scope note

Circuit breaker	Maximum output	Miles of range per hour on a Tesla Wall Connector
60 A	48 A, 11.5 kW	44
50 A	40 A, 9.6 kW	37
40 A	32 A, 7.7 kW	30
30 A	24 A, 5.7 kW	22
20 A	16 A, 3.8 kW	15
15 A	12 A, 2.8 kW	11