R1T idle/ac time estimate(s)

[JamesCockrill]

A simple question but very important to those of us utilizing the truck for 8+ hour every day:
Have their been any estimates of idle time available for the R1T in a stationary with A/C or heat running? (R1Tspecfic question as less space to heat/cool than the SUV) A conversion would be nice showing something similar to: 1 mile=5 minutes of idle with a/c running type of scenario? (Complete random numbers when I state 1 mile = 5 mins.)
While I do log a few hundred miles a day, the other 6 hours I am working in the vehicle without any driving but just using the 110V plug and air conditioning.
This would be the deciding factor for me in battery choice.

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[Smithery]

The guidance from Tesla in Model S/X is "leaving the AC on full blast costs you 5 miles of range per hour"

Averaging between S and X that implies about a 1.5kw power draw for the compressor.

In practice, if you're parked - especially in the shade - and set a reasonable temperature, it should use half that, or less.

We once used dog mode in our Model X for 5 hours to keep the AC at 70º
It was ~100º out.
We parked in 90% shade, by the time we got back were maybe only 15% shaded.

The average power draw over that 5 hours was more like 650w than 1.5kw.

After that experiment, we've internalized that "running the AC costs 2 miles per hour", and that's almost always exactly spot on.

 

[skyote]

The average power draw over that 5 hours was more like 650w than 1.5kw.

After that experiment, we've internalized that "running the AC costs 2 miles per hour", and that's almost always exactly spot on.

Which should be more like 1.5 R1T/S range miles per hour, since they are less efficient than Teslas at around 450Wh/mi (hopefully a bit better).

 

[ajdelange]

While I do log a few hundred miles a day, the other 6 hours I am working in the vehicle without any driving but just using the 110V plug and air conditioning.
This would be the deciding factor for me in battery choice.

A hundred miles of driving is going to consume about 45 kWh, 200 will take 90. The "working" range of a battery is 10 - 90 or better 20 - 80% of its SoC range that is 60 - 80% of its "capacity". So that means your 300 mile vehicle is, practically speaking, a 180 - 240 mile vehicle. For a "few" hundred miles you definitely want the 400 mile version auxiliary battery use or not.

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