What happens if you stay stuck in its Tesla for an entire night? More broadly, how do you come out in these extreme cold conditions aboard an electric car? To find out, a brave Canadian lent himself to an experience aboard his Model 3, in abominable conditions.
Imagine getting stuck on a snowy road from the Far North Canadian, with your only company your faithful Tesla Model 3. The experience of this Canadian started at 9:30 p.m. with a 66%loaded battery. During a whole night, he faced medium external temperatures of -19 ° C with a peak up to -26 ° C during the night.
To recreate realistic survival conditions, our guinea pig has configured its electric sedan in “forced cocooning” mode. The model 3 in series being an ultra-connected car, it was able to optimize comfort on board to face the elements. It therefore activated the heated seats and configured the interior temperature at 20 ° C. What transform this potentially nightmarish experience in improvised camping session Silicon Valley version.
Surprising conclusions
First observation after an hour: the battery has lost only 4% of its load. A surprisingly modest consumption which suggests a comfortable autonomy. Our modern day explorer even tried to push the experience further by launching a film on the central screen. But the Tesla, too intelligent for her property, thwarted her plans by detecting the absence of a passenger and cutting the diffusion. A small setback that only cost an additional 3% of battery.
The real surprise arrived in the early morning: after 12 hours of this polar treatment, the Model 3 still proudly displayed 29% battery on the clock. A total loss of 37% which results in an average consumption of approximately 3% per hour. Even in these extreme conditions, the car keeps enough energy to take the road once the blizzard has passed.
This experience therefore reveals not only that the Tesla are far from being afraid of the cold, but above all that they can turn into real shelters capable of maintaining their occupants warm for long hours, even in conditions worthy of an expedition Arctic. Who said that electric and extreme cold cars were not doing good friends?
- A Canadian tried to spend an entire night aboard its Tesla Model 3 with a temperature of -26 ° C outside
- The car held 12 hours at -26 ° C holding an interior temperature of 20 ° C with an average consumption of 3% per hour
- Experience therefore reveals that electric cars (at least this model) acclimatize well at very cold temperatures

By: opera