I'd be interested to share my experiences with winter driving of my Model 3 in terms of using / not using A/C.
My thoughts are:
- Whenever climate is set to Auto, the Model 3 (almost) always turns on A/C. It's not just the blue button, it's the smell of the A/C-treated air, it's surely running.
- Using ScanMyTesla (on iPhone) I measured that it takes roughly 1 kW of energy to keep the A/C running - which is significant.
- I don't see any advantage of the A/C being on except for very heavy rain in connection with air re-circulation active.
- Because of the above, I keep climate on Manual all the time which is not super-convenient. Also in dog mode / camp mode / climate on mode (when leaving the car) A/C just turns on.
I'd be interested in your experiences:
- Any thoughts on A/C getting smelly over time? Is it better to run it all-year-long? I my Toyota I had clear benefits of not running the A/C in winter as the car didn't get smelly after engine (and A/C) start.
- Anyone also concerned about power consumption (A/C takes as much power as heating, therefore A/C + heating doubles the HVAC consumption in winter). Do you turn it off or you just don't worry about this?
- Does anyone religiously turn off A/C when not needed (just like me)?
My thoughts are:
- Whenever climate is set to Auto, the Model 3 (almost) always turns on A/C. It's not just the blue button, it's the smell of the A/C-treated air, it's surely running.
- Using ScanMyTesla (on iPhone) I measured that it takes roughly 1 kW of energy to keep the A/C running - which is significant.
- I don't see any advantage of the A/C being on except for very heavy rain in connection with air re-circulation active.
- Because of the above, I keep climate on Manual all the time which is not super-convenient. Also in dog mode / camp mode / climate on mode (when leaving the car) A/C just turns on.
I'd be interested in your experiences:
- Any thoughts on A/C getting smelly over time? Is it better to run it all-year-long? I my Toyota I had clear benefits of not running the A/C in winter as the car didn't get smelly after engine (and A/C) start.
- Anyone also concerned about power consumption (A/C takes as much power as heating, therefore A/C + heating doubles the HVAC consumption in winter). Do you turn it off or you just don't worry about this?
- Does anyone religiously turn off A/C when not needed (just like me)?