When the interior is cold, below the target temp, the heat and fan do not crank to get it up to the right temperature. One of the benefits of an electric car should be to get instant heat. The air coming in at my feet is not terribly warm. I would think that the fan speed would rise proportional to the difference between the current temp and the target temp, but it does not seem to do that. In auto mode, the fan never seems to blow hard.
If I start the climate control from the phone app, the heat pumps out and the fan cranks nicely. However, it doesn't seem to stop when it gets to the target temp. I read on a different thread that it seems to target 75 when started remotely, regardless of what you set the temp to. When I get in, it is very warm inside and the fan is blowing hard. I didn't measure it, but I am sure it is above 75 or close to it, such that there's no excuse for the fan to be blowing hard and heat pouring out.
When I turn the car on in that situation, the fan speed drops to nothing. What's going on? Why would turning on the car affect the climate control?
I have trouble believing this is by design.
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How it should work:
There is no excuse for not giving me cold and hot in as much quantity as the battery can deliver. There should be no difference between when the car is on vs when I turned it on remotely (and I should have a button that will leave the climate control on when I exit the car). I can understand that at full heat, or full cold, and full acceleration, the computer might want to back off on the heater or A/C pump to give me the amps I need to accelerate, but as soon as I back off on the go pedal it should resume. One might argue that this will hammer the range, but that's my problem. The car should not decide what is best for me. I paid for the electricity, and I want it.
The fan should blow in proportion to how different the target temp is from the current temp, and taking into account the amount of heat/cool coming from the heater/A/C.
If I start the climate control from the phone app, the heat pumps out and the fan cranks nicely. However, it doesn't seem to stop when it gets to the target temp. I read on a different thread that it seems to target 75 when started remotely, regardless of what you set the temp to. When I get in, it is very warm inside and the fan is blowing hard. I didn't measure it, but I am sure it is above 75 or close to it, such that there's no excuse for the fan to be blowing hard and heat pouring out.
When I turn the car on in that situation, the fan speed drops to nothing. What's going on? Why would turning on the car affect the climate control?
I have trouble believing this is by design.
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How it should work:
There is no excuse for not giving me cold and hot in as much quantity as the battery can deliver. There should be no difference between when the car is on vs when I turned it on remotely (and I should have a button that will leave the climate control on when I exit the car). I can understand that at full heat, or full cold, and full acceleration, the computer might want to back off on the heater or A/C pump to give me the amps I need to accelerate, but as soon as I back off on the go pedal it should resume. One might argue that this will hammer the range, but that's my problem. The car should not decide what is best for me. I paid for the electricity, and I want it.
The fan should blow in proportion to how different the target temp is from the current temp, and taking into account the amount of heat/cool coming from the heater/A/C.