Real cold snap here. Like really cold. Saturday was -36°C and was like -52°C with the wind chill. If you ever wondered how a Model 3 can handle the cold - it does VERY WELL!
Today was a balmy -32°C when I left for work and -28°C when I left the office. This is my 3rd winter with the Model 3 so I knew what to expect, but check out this consumption over the last 50 km of mixed city/expressway driving:
Battery at this point was just over 50% left. I started the day with close to 80%.
Yes, the consumption is nuts, but in case anyone was concerned how a Model 3 with a heat pump can handle arctic air, let me tell you it handles it with aplomb. I was toasty warm. It feels like some tweaks have been made to the heating over the last year too because the compressor doesn't seem to run quite as hard as previous winters. Maybe they are letting the battery stay a bit colder now or something.
As I drove past the 7 cars that had died due to the cold weather I was very happy and comfortable, even if it is going to take me hours and hours to recharge overnight.
Saturday when I was out my consumption was a whopping 420 Wh/km, but I didn't grab a pic of it, so maybe it never happened.
Today was a balmy -32°C when I left for work and -28°C when I left the office. This is my 3rd winter with the Model 3 so I knew what to expect, but check out this consumption over the last 50 km of mixed city/expressway driving:
Battery at this point was just over 50% left. I started the day with close to 80%.
Yes, the consumption is nuts, but in case anyone was concerned how a Model 3 with a heat pump can handle arctic air, let me tell you it handles it with aplomb. I was toasty warm. It feels like some tweaks have been made to the heating over the last year too because the compressor doesn't seem to run quite as hard as previous winters. Maybe they are letting the battery stay a bit colder now or something.
As I drove past the 7 cars that had died due to the cold weather I was very happy and comfortable, even if it is going to take me hours and hours to recharge overnight.
Saturday when I was out my consumption was a whopping 420 Wh/km, but I didn't grab a pic of it, so maybe it never happened.