Range extender in cold weather

[Dylanch]

So I drove 100km this morning and will be heading back shortly but I wanted to post a few pictures .
my average in summer is 390wh a km
Today I averaged about 310wh km the screens shot shows outside temp and cabin temp
It was-20 when I left -17 now Celsius I left at 87% and arrived 100km down the road at 61% better than I do in summer it usually takes me 30% in summer

 

[Soonerjoe]

How much diesel do you burn per hour?

 

[Dylanch]

I put in 16$ in november I think it's about 50c per hour. And diesel 2 $ a ltr so 4 hours will cost 1$ ish

How much diesel do you burn per hour?

 

[Soonerjoe]

Well worth it. How difficult was the install? Are you using it for battery warming and climate control?

 

[Dylanch]

Well worth it. How difficult was the install? Are you using it for battery warming and climate control?

It's for climate controll I can drive endlessly and have 0 loss due to climate. But when the truck is pre heating or trying to heat the battery it also works fantastic to help heat the battery as well. There is only 1 ptc heater so you can't heat the cab and the battery at the same time it has to be seperate. So it's a huge bonus for dcfc because the battery gets up to temp faster almost 2x faster. Which means faster charging quicker.
So 0 loss while driving and faster dcfc rates will probably be cheaper to run long distances than not having one installed. Minus the 2,000 cost to install

 

[Dylanch]

Picture of the diesel heater

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