Heat pump model 3 energy consumption at highest or lowest temp vs mid temp

[gottagofast]

Is there a huge difference in energy consumption or just a little difference if you set the car to 85 degrees instead of say 73 degrees

Or a big difference between 60 degrees vs 73 degrees when cooling?

I’ve been setting car to 73 when it’s hot outside but it really doesn’t feel like 73 inside it feels more like 80, I think I would need to set it to 60 to feel like 70

 

[Izzyz28]

Set it where you're comfortable and don't worry about energy consumption. Also switch your display to show battery percentage instead of miles remaining and enjoy the car.

 

[gottagofast]

Set it where you're comfortable and don't worry about energy consumption. Also switch your display to show battery percentage instead of miles remaining and enjoy the car.

I’m still curious if there’s a big or small difference

 

[ewoodrick]

This time of year the car is often influenced by solar heating. We just got into the car after lunch and the car was nice an warm, but yet the AC turned on and was blowing out cold air.

You can always look at the energy graph to see how much impact the A/C has had on the range.

But who cares? I just want to be comfortable.

But yes, the longer that the compressor has to be on to adject the temperature, the more it would use.

The difference between 60 and 73 degrees isn't relevant. It's the difference between the outside and inside that makes the difference.

 

[Izzyz28]

If it is a large difference, are you going to drive around uncomfortable to save 17 cents?

 

[gottagofast]

This time of year the car is often influenced by solar heating. We just got into the car after lunch and the car was nice an warm, but yet the AC turned on and was blowing out cold air.

You can always look at the energy graph to see how much impact the A/C has had on the range.

But who cares? I just want to be comfortable.

But yes, the longer that the compressor has to be on to adject the temperature, the more it would use.

The difference between 60 and 73 degrees isn't relevant. It's the difference between the outside and inside that makes the difference.

That makes sense, my 1 hr commute if I leave the air on for 45 - 50 mins it usually says it used 3 to 4 miles of range in that 1 hr span

If had it set to 60 and it was 90 outside what do you think the ballpark range loss would be, just a wild guess thrown out from your experience

 

[gottagofast]

If it is a large difference, are you going to drive around uncomfortable to save 17 cents?

This isn’t about saving money my electricity is only .05 per kwh, I just want to know how everything works in extreme scenarios that I can’t test atm

 

[ewoodrick]

This isn’t about saving money my electricity is only .05 per kwh, I just want to know how everything works in extreme scenarios that I can’t test atm

Extreme scenario? Just turn it off, it uses less that way.

But look at the Energy Graph otherwise. Tesla spent time adding that a few months ago.

 

[gottagofast]

Extreme scenario? Just turn it off, it uses less that way.

But look at the Energy Graph otherwise. Tesla spent time adding that a few months ago.

It will be a few more weeks before it’s 90 here