Totally does not matter, but I often nerd out thinking about efficiency and optimization. (I was an efficiency expert for UPS for 15yrs.) As my title says, this one’s just for S&G’s…
Now that it’s warming up a bit outside, as I drove home today, the thought occurred to me to turn OFF the A/C and instead cool off by driving my 2023 Model Y (LR/AWD) with the window/s rolled down—ya know, to save energy. (Still thinking like an ICE driver—so help me.)
Then, a few thoughts occurred to me:
1) The heat pump should be much more efficient than the A/C system in an ICE vehicle.
2) Turning OFF the A/C in my Model Y and driving with the windows rolled down just might use more energy than the heat pump A/C system on account of the additional drag caused by having my windows rolled down.
Anyone care to weigh in on this? Thoughts…???
Now that it’s warming up a bit outside, as I drove home today, the thought occurred to me to turn OFF the A/C and instead cool off by driving my 2023 Model Y (LR/AWD) with the window/s rolled down—ya know, to save energy. (Still thinking like an ICE driver—so help me.)
Then, a few thoughts occurred to me:
1) The heat pump should be much more efficient than the A/C system in an ICE vehicle.
2) Turning OFF the A/C in my Model Y and driving with the windows rolled down just might use more energy than the heat pump A/C system on account of the additional drag caused by having my windows rolled down.
Anyone care to weigh in on this? Thoughts…???