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>>The new system will provide up to 44.5 km (27.7 miles) of additional range per day while parked and soaking up sun, and can add up to 56.3 km (35 miles) of po
by bochoh 7y ago
>>The new system will provide up to 44.5 km (27.7 miles) of additional range per day while parked and soaking up sun, and can add up to 56.3 km (35 miles) of power to both the driving system and the auxiliary power battery on board, which runs the AC, navigation and more.
As someone with nearly 100 miles of round trip commute (and who parks in a usually very sunny parking lot) I would certainly appreciate 27+ miles of "free" range. Certainly enough to be useful for me. In the case of a Tesla I'm sure it's more than enough to negate the continuous usage of sentry mode as well.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoI wonder if it'll provide enough power so that you can park and wait with AC or the stereo (admittedly two very different loads) running without worrying about it cutting into your range.
- bochoh 7y agoI think that would wholely depend on the setup for the AC compressor. If it's entirely electric and sized appropriately it can be a fairly efficient mechanism. A friend of mine uses the AC in their tesla to keep pastries cold from lunch to evening commute for < 10-20 miles of range depending on ambient temperatures. Meanwhile my gas SUV idles at .3 - .5 gallons per hour depending on engine load. (4 cylinder 2.0 liter, non-turbo).
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoThey use their Tesla like a fridge for only 10-20 miles reduction????? That's amazing both in it's apparent wastefulness and efficiency. If that's the same scale, solar charging could easily keep your AC and stereo on while you wait.
- bochoh 7y agoI believe they just set the cooling to around 64F to keep pastries from melting etc. First world problems for sure.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoAt least they aren't burning liquid dinosaur.
- zamfi 7y agoUltimately depends on how they're charging their Tesla. Could be gasified or petrified dinosaur!