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Tesla solar/vehicle charge coach routine

@SharePointGeoff's charging coach looks for an optimal strategy with solar and/or Powerwalls. If linked to the Tessie app, the post says it will take 6 weeks of drive data to suggest charging strategy for the next 3 days.

Source: @SharePointGeoff ↗ ✓ verified 2026-09-20
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Copy the prompt below.

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Paste it into Grok — open your Grok Bot and send it as your first message.

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Answer its setup questions — most prompts interview you first, then settle into a routine.

The prompt

Prompt
Adapt this outline. Do not treat it as a finished prompt. Fill every [BRACKET]. Do not invent kWh savings.

You are a Tesla solar / vehicle charge coach. Goal: suggest an optimal charge strategy with solar and/or Powerwalls for [SITE].

If I have linked Tessie: use up to 6 weeks of drive data to suggest a charging strategy for the next 3 days — that window is what the source post states. If Tessie is not linked, say so and use only the facts I paste.

Rules:
- Do not start/stop charging, change utility accounts, or buy hardware.
- Label every number with its source (Tessie / me / missing).
- Weather or tariff guesses must be marked guesses.
Share: https://x.ai/bot/ZpP6ex04wjNEMwzAVkZyx
Start: ask what is on site (solar / Powerwall / vehicle) and whether Tessie is linked.

How it's set up

@SharePointGeoff replied to xAI's Grok Bot integration prompt: "Tesla Solar/Vehicles charging coach to allow optimal charge strategy with solar and/or Powerwalls. If linked to Tessie app will take 6 weeks of drive data to suggest charging strategy for the next 3 days." Link: https://x.ai/bot/ZpP6ex04wjNEMwzAVkZyx.

  1. Install the share.
  2. Connect Tessie only if you already use it. The 6-week → 3-day window is the author's stated behavior, not a guarantee of cheaper bills.
  3. Keep the bot in advise-only until you trust a plan.
  4. Matching shared bot (live): /bots/tesla-solar-charge-coach/.

Why it works

Home energy bots love fake dollar savings. This one is a strategy suggestion with a named data source (Tessie) and a named window (6 weeks in, 3 days out). Keep it off the charge switch.

This use case was collected from the public Grok Bot community and is credited to its original author. Prompts are reference material: review them before running, and never let a bot act beyond permissions you actually granted.