by ELROY (Posted Sat, 13 Jul 2013 07:34:47 GMT)
Yup, when I am using the A/C, the draw seems to be so low (only 250-300watts), its hard to believe that it is accurate. Especially when I see my home AC unit using 6600 watts, and ICE car systems using such a huge power consuming belt driven compressor.
But yes, this is one of the biggest virtues of the electric car. When I am on break, I am relaxing with a quiet office cooled environment while sitting in the LEAF. On my BMW, I am either wasting fuel, while heating up the engine compartment to extreme temps (you can feel it coming out of the bottom of the car when you open your door), or if I have the radio on, with the engine off, the battery warning will come on quite quickly. The LEAF is awesome. This even makes it tolerable to be relaxing in the car when you are getting a top off at a L2 public charging station. The ability to run the AC while parked, or charging is a must if in choosing my next EV.
Yup, when I am using the A/C, the draw seems to be so low (only 250-300watts), its hard to believe that it is accurate. Especially when I see my home AC unit using 6600 watts, and ICE car systems using such a huge power consuming belt driven compressor.
But yes, this is one of the biggest virtues of the electric car. When I am on break, I am relaxing with a quiet office cooled environment while sitting in the LEAF. On my BMW, I am either wasting fuel, while heating up the engine compartment to extreme temps (you can feel it coming out of the bottom of the car when you open your door), or if I have the radio on, with the engine off, the battery warning will come on quite quickly. The LEAF is awesome. This even makes it tolerable to be relaxing in the car when you are getting a top off at a L2 public charging station. The ability to run the AC while parked, or charging is a must if in choosing my next EV.