Now predicting 46 in Forbes. What the actual...F....
Got one of these delivered today so some anxiety should be taken out.
Complete Spare Tire Kits | Tesla, BMW, Camaro, Corvette, Dodge...
Though changing a tyre at 46 degrees is my idea of a nightmare...
On the upside, since cold temps can restrict range, I imagine warm temps help it, right?
With the cold, it is probably multiple things, lower tire pressure, needing to hear the battery, heat takes more power than cooling..
The best test I could think of was leaving my car parked outside with climate running on a reasonably warm day.
That seemed to use 1% of an SR+ battery in 30 minutes...
My previous (probably incorrect) estimate was 5% per hour...
There are multiple factors but generally I expect the AC to consume a modest amount of range, I'm intending to monitor this on a long trip as I think with recirculate, you need to measure over 1-2 hours to get an accurate reading...
I brought one of those Tesla puncture repair kits, that squirts Goo into the tire. I'm hoping that if I need it it works... I've only had the car 2-3 months so the tires are fairly new...
For the first road trip I'm planing on getting to most chargers with around 20% battery, if AC uses 5-10%, I still have a margin for error...
Chargers being busy in the holiday season might be a slight problem, but I'm hoping that is just an extra wait here and there.