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Guides for Tesla and EV owners
Short, sourced explainers for owners. No sponsored content, no invented numbers: every figure links to the study it comes from.
Tesla battery health: what degradation is and how to read range loss honestly
How much capacity a Tesla battery loses, what speeds it up, and why the range on the screen is not a battery health test. Sourced figures.
Updated Read the guideCharging habits and battery wear: state of charge, fast charging and heat
Which charging habits actually wear an EV battery: time at high charge, frequent high-power DC charging and heat. What the data says, and a simple routine.
Updated Read the guideTyre pressure on an EV: TPMS, tyre wear and the cost of under-inflation
Where to find your Tesla's correct tyre pressure, what the TPMS warning really means, and what running tyres under-inflated costs in energy and wear.
Updated Read the guideIs EV car insurance (kasko) in Turkey priced on driving behaviour?
What EV kasko (own-damage cover) in Turkey is priced on, how driving data could enter pricing, and how consent works. Sourced; no prices or discounts.
Updated Read the guideTesla driving score: what is left after Tesla closed Safety Score to third-party apps?
Tesla stopped sharing Safety Score with third-party apps in Dec 2023. How a transparent driving index is built from Fleet Telemetry, and how consent works.
Updated Read the guideUsed Tesla buyer checklist: battery, warranty, FSD, hardware and service history
What to check before you buy a used Tesla: an independent battery test, remaining warranty, whether FSD comes with the car, HW3 or AI4, and service records.
Updated Read the guideEşel mobil has ended: is 100 km cheaper on electricity or petrol in Turkey?
Eşel mobil ended on 1 Oct 2026. What 100 km costs in a Tesla at home, at a public charger and in a comparable petrol or diesel car, with sourced prices.
Updated Read the guideEV charging prices in Turkey, October 2026: AC and DC per operator
Public AC and DC charging prices per kWh at ZES, Trugo, Petrol Ofisi, Beefull, Otowatt and Astor, read on each operator's own page on 5 October 2026.
Updated Read the guideWinter range in Turkey: how much range a Tesla loses in the cold, city by city
How much range an EV loses at 0 °C and below, what causes it, what January means in İstanbul, Ankara or Erzurum, and how to keep the loss small.
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