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Weather can be arbitrarily extreme, but: 1. My whole house AC only consumes 3 kW when the outside is really hot, like 36 degrees C, and I seriously doubt that
by porphyra 1mo ago
Weather can be arbitrarily extreme, but:
1. My whole house AC only consumes 3 kW when the outside is really hot, like 36 degrees C, and I seriously doubt that car AC can consume 5 or 6 kW
2. With hotter weather, the density of air also decreases and air resistance is reduced. This partially offsets the need for extra cooling (of both the occupants and the battery), so range is only perhaps impacted by 5-10%.
- klaff 1mo agoMax power consumption of the compressor in my car is 5.5 kW (see pg. 28 of https://www.scribd.com/document/783343319/MEB-220169869 https://www.scribd.com/document/783343319/MEB-220169869). The blowers would draw additional power. These values would only be hit in extremes and I'm not certain the compressor can run at 100% duty cycle.