As we all know, for the majority of electric vehicle owners, winter endurance is a headache. Even many netizens on the Internet posted a paragraph saying that in order to save electricity, the power consumption of the car warm air did not dare to open.
According to foreign media reports, in recent days, due to the snowstorm weather, an interstate highway in Virginia, the United States, has been congested for up to a day, and even some media have said that the congestion is caused by the lack of electricity for electric vehicles. In this regard, some bloggers have conducted experiments to refute this statement.
The blogger first said that in this congestion, two electric vehicle owners have been received information, and the congestion has not affected them too much. One of the Tesla owners said she was trapped for 16 hours, when her battery was 74 percent, but when she got home, it dropped to only 61 percent.
Another Nissan Leaf said his car was a 2012 model, blocked for about 6 hours, and used seat heating, but only lost 15% of the electricity when he arrived home.
In order to further simulate the traffic jam environment at that time, the blogger also used a Tesla 2020 Model X and a 2021 Tesla Model Y to experiment in an environment of 15 degrees Fahrenheit (about minus 9 degrees Celsius).
Among them, the Model Y has a heat pump air conditioner and a battery power of 91%. The Model X is a traditional resistance heater warm air, which is relatively more expensive, and the battery power is 90%.
The blogger set the warm air temperature of both cars to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (about 21 degrees Celsius). After 12 hours, the Model Y's battery dropped from 91 percent to 58 percent, using about 26.5 kWh of electricity. At a price of $0.16 per kilowatt, the cost is $4.24.
The Model X, on the other hand, dropped from 91 percent to 47 percent, using about 43 kWh of electricity. At a price of $0.16 per kilowatt, the cost is $6.88.
The blogger notes that if the battery is full, even with a big congestion like Virginia, the Model Y can keep 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the car for at least 36 hours, while the Model X can stay for 28 hours.
