J joejoe2 Member Joined Oct 30, 2014 Messages 18 Mar 12, 2015 #1 I bought my FFE in Oct. I survived much of the winter bundled up without heat due to the loss of range. I was was wondering if someone could give me an idea of how much range I could expect to lose running the AC in 90 plus degree weather.
I bought my FFE in Oct. I survived much of the winter bundled up without heat due to the loss of range. I was was wondering if someone could give me an idea of how much range I could expect to lose running the AC in 90 plus degree weather.
J jmueller065 Well-known member Joined Feb 12, 2013 Messages 2,398 Location Southeastern MI Mar 12, 2015 #2 5 miles maybe..perhaps 10 at most. The A/C in the FFE is very efficient.
W WattsUp Well-known member Joined Jan 7, 2013 Messages 2,113 Location SF Bay Area, CA Mar 13, 2015 #4 jmueller065 said: 5 miles maybe..perhaps 10 at most. The A/C in the FFE is very efficient. Click to expand... And keep in mind the "loss" is proportional with the battery SOC (state of charge). You could lose 5 or 10 miles from the estimate on a fully charged battery (representing only a few percent of the total SOC). However, if your SOC is say, 50%, then that few percent will only hit your range estimate proportionally (2 or 5 miles instead of 5 or 10). I've had cases where turning on the hit A/C reduced the range estimate by only 1 mile. Course, my SOC was probably less than 50%.
jmueller065 said: 5 miles maybe..perhaps 10 at most. The A/C in the FFE is very efficient. Click to expand... And keep in mind the "loss" is proportional with the battery SOC (state of charge). You could lose 5 or 10 miles from the estimate on a fully charged battery (representing only a few percent of the total SOC). However, if your SOC is say, 50%, then that few percent will only hit your range estimate proportionally (2 or 5 miles instead of 5 or 10). I've had cases where turning on the hit A/C reduced the range estimate by only 1 mile. Course, my SOC was probably less than 50%.
