adric22
Well-known member
Some people seem to think the A/C doesn't draw much power. That hasn't been my observation. I went through the dreadful Texas Summer last year with temps well over 100 degrees for 3 months straight. I found that running the A/C would reduce my range by 15% to 20%.
I'm sure if the temperature had been lower, such as in the 80's or even lower 90's the A/C would have worked less and used less power. But then again, if the temperature had been in that range, I would have just rolled down the windows.
I only used the heater in my Leaf maybe 4 or 5 times this Winter.. but we didn't get much of a Winter this year here in Texas. it was only below freezing just a handful of times. In most cases I just pre-heated the car in the garage in the morning before unplugging. So I left for work with a full charge and a warm car and never turned on the heater the whole way to work. The sun was usually out to warm up the car by the time I was ready to go home.
I'm sure if the temperature had been lower, such as in the 80's or even lower 90's the A/C would have worked less and used less power. But then again, if the temperature had been in that range, I would have just rolled down the windows.
I only used the heater in my Leaf maybe 4 or 5 times this Winter.. but we didn't get much of a Winter this year here in Texas. it was only below freezing just a handful of times. In most cases I just pre-heated the car in the garage in the morning before unplugging. So I left for work with a full charge and a warm car and never turned on the heater the whole way to work. The sun was usually out to warm up the car by the time I was ready to go home.