R2 Heat Pump? Coming? Standard? Option?

[savethemanual]

I have one! It's.... Loud!

Yeah, there are units that run louder than others. Like anything with a compressor, different brands & models have varying degrees of NVH.

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[Goose]

I appreciate your effort to make the graphs, but they are highly subjective and not actual scientific tests. The variables are infinite. Driving speed, outside temperature, climate control usage, number of passengers, acceleration speed, cargo weight, tires, wheel size, braking speed, wind speed, wind direction, road type, etc. - not to mention those vehicles aren’t even the same drivetrain nor battery pack. Again I appreciate your effort, but it really means nothing in determining heat pump vs PTC efficiency of an R1 vehicle.

That's quite the statement. As a clinical researcher, I know it's damn near impossible to prepare for all variables. In fact, it is often best to note and prepare for adverse events rather than attempt to negate them. We live in a complex world, systems never operate in a vacuum like you're describing.

 

[macb00kemdanno]

Has anyone that’s gone to a block party heard the heat pump running in the R2? I’d imagine in the hot climates that they’d have climate on with people climbing all over these vehicles

 

[macb00kemdanno]

From the Wassym Reddit AMA

 

[HaveBlue]

As an aside, I've noticed quite a jump in efficiency if I turn off the heat/AC. All of a sudden I basically get EPA. Surprising that it uses enough power to be so noticeable. Then I get hot and turn the AC back on lol.

 

[Mos Eisley]

As an aside, I've noticed quite a jump in efficiency if I turn off the heat/AC. All of a sudden I basically get EPA. Surprising that it uses enough power to be so noticeable. Then I get hot and turn the AC back on lol.

AC can have a very similar negative affect on gas mileage in an ICE car - just that most don't have a screen showing you your efficiency. On my Audi A6's I could turn the air on and off and watch the fuel efficiency metric slump almost immediately.

 

[savethemanual]

AC can have a very similar negative affect on gas mileage in an ICE car - just that most don't have a screen showing you your efficiency. On my Audi A6's I could turn the air on and off and watch the fuel efficiency metric slump almost immediately.

Yeah, my ICE Audi has a setting in the menu that shows the impact on mileage with the A/C running. Compressors need a decent amount of energy to operate, either by electrons or off the accessory drive belt on the gas motor.

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