By using the air conditioner, how much does it affect the range?

[passion4audio]

I've been contributing to the "Model S" thread over at The Gear Page - Powered by vBulletin (excellent forum, btw, for musicians).

A question came up on how much impact using the AC has on range, and I don't know the answer.

Would someone please educate me?

Thank you!

Here's a direct link to the thread:

TESLA MODEL S - The Gear Page

 

[Cottonwood]

I've been contributing to the "Model S" thread over at The Gear Page - Powered by vBulletin (excellent forum, btw, for musicians).

A question came up on how much impact using the AC has on range, and I don't know the answer.

Would someone please educate me?

EVTripPlanner does a great job at predicting battery usage for verious conditions. Put in your route and push the temps up and down to see how much range is affected.

 

[deonb]

I've been contributing to the "Model S" thread over at The Gear Page - Powered by vBulletin (excellent forum, btw, for musicians).

A question came up on how much impact using the AC has on range, and I don't know the answer.

Would someone please educate me?

Thank you!

Here's a direct link to the thread:

TESLA MODEL S - The Gear Page

It's not noticeable. There will be larger natural variations due to weather and wind that will obscure any noticeable effect from the air conditioner's energy consumption.

 

[tdiggity]

Turning off the AC allowed me to hit 280 wh/mile on my daily commute. With it on, I was getting 310 wh/mile.

 

[jerry33]

The compressor is variable speed, so it doesn't always use the same amount of energy. Mostly it's fairly minor 10-30 Wh/mile but a lot depends on how you use it, how hot the weather is, whether you can pre-cool from shore power, etc. I never hesitate to use the a/c and my average Wh/mile is reasonably low.

 

[N4HHE]

Around here A/C is not a luxury, it is life support.