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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I don't think it would max out. As temps drop, the battery needs to be heated more, requiring more energy. Same with cabin heat. You are just using more % of your battery for heat generation vs movement.
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Yeah, I get that. Half range makes sense for let's say -10 to -20. But I'm curious to know if it could dip even below that (ie: 1/3 range) if we're dealing with -30C or -40C or if it'd still be half range.
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
The post 2022 Models have heat pumps which help quite a bit but heat pump efficiency drops off dramatically after -15 or -20 degrees.
The Teslas also have scheduled departure so if I'm at a restaurant or something, I'll estimate when I'll be leaving and the car will slowly warm up the cabin, defrost, condition the battery etc. to be ready to go when I'm ready to go. That consumes energy as well. Its not necessary but it's for comfort.
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Fair, but that's like auto car starter in a car. You know you're basically "idling" your car to be comfortable and that uses up "range" but it's a little different than how far you can drive from 100% to 10% if all other factors are unchanged.
I'm more curious to know if a Tesla owner typically drove 400 km per max charge, could it dip down to only 125-150km per max charge due to the energy required to heat when it's -30 or -40C vs anecdotally around 200-225 km per max charge estimates if it was closer to -10 to -20C.