On 19 Feb 2017 at 23:31, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: > the 2011/2012 heater is spec'ed for 5 kW ... a constant 55-60 MPH on > the freeway [uses] approx 15kW .. having the heater on ... eats 1/4 of > the range compared to without heater
It's even worse than that. It increases the car's energy use by one-third (5/15), and thus cuts your range by one-third. However, I hope and trust that in all but the coldest weather, the heater is not running flat-out the entire time. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
