lolder
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Unless you need maximum range in the wintertime, leave the HVAC in auto. It might cost you another penny or two per mile.
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It's more than the just wasting mileage, it's also keeping heat out of the car. In all year summer in LA my car is parked in the shade and may report 68F. So if my thermostat is set to 72C when I start in the morning I DO NOT want the heater to come on because the real temp with the sun blasting is going to put the outside temp to 80C in no time.Unless you need maximum range in the wintertime, leave the HVAC in auto. It might cost you another penny or two per mile.
What's a dead pedal?
I saw that video, my guess is he has shorter legs and a larger torso. I have an 80 mile commute every day so I unfortunately have plenty of time to discover where any parts of the car are uncomfortable for my non standard 6'4 frame. But overall I'm still happy with the car even with my first world desires like wanting ventilated seats.There was a YouTube video of a 6' 7" guy comfortable in a M3 last year, maybe from Now You Know guys.
Cracking a window often can lead to significantly worse aero, which kind of defeats the purpose (which I assume is less battery use), doubly so if driving on the highway!Crack a window?
Adding a "heat" button would be a good suggestion, I agree.
Cracking a window often can lead to significantly worse aero, which kind of defeats the purpose (which I assume is less battery use), doubly so if driving on the highway!
Unfortunately it looks like they haven't fine tuned the HVAC algorithms. It appears that the cooling AC is a full on or full off and the cabin heater is used to actually "set" the temperature by mixing hot air from the cabin heater so the end air temp matches your temperature setpoint.is there a reason why Tesla didn't put in a heat button? (or a red/blue setting like other car thermostats? )
Unfortunately it looks like they haven't fine tuned the HVAC algorithms. It appears that the cooling AC is a full on or full off and the cabin heater is used to actually "set" the temperature by mixing hot air from the cabin heater so the end air temp matches your temperature setpoint.
hopefully they will as an OTA update. Like many here I like just having air blow w/o heat or AC. Fan doesn't take much energy right?
But what if you want the AC on for humidity control but don't want the heater and AC running at the same time?
With other cars, I've concluded that the AC has a negligible affect on humidity, at least with respect to condensation on the windows.
I have had the exact opposite results on all of my cars. If/when the windows get foggy, the best way to quickly de-fog them is with the AC. As a matter of fact, whenever you turn-on the windshield defroster (on any car), it automatically turns-on the AC compressor for that very reason. I'm surprised your results are different. Am I missing something here?
Air conditioners are generally known for also being very good de-humidifiers.