Tesla Cybertruck Battery Size, Heat Pump And Colored Charging Indicator Revealed In EPA Docs

The Environmental Safety Company (EPA) has launched its official Tesla Cybertruck filings, revealing further particulars concerning the chrome steel triangle on wheels that few individuals appear to have had sufficient of. The knowledge within the paperwork, reviewed by InsideEVs, just isn’t earth-shattering by any measure, however some particulars are value noting.

For starters, the Certification Abstract Info Report, filed on November 21, 2023, simply ten days earlier than the buoyant supply occasion, mentions the full voltage of battery packs at 816 volts, battery power capability at 150 (amp hours, we consider), and battery particular power at 170 (watt-hours per kilogram, we consider). That leaves us with 122.4 kilowatt-hours of power capability—in keeping with the unofficial worth of 123 kWh in some reports. Annoyingly, Tesla doesn’t launch the battery capability of its EVs.

Shifting on, the preliminary utility for the Certificates For Conformity was filed by Tesla on November 11, 2023, and that doc confirms the presence of a warmth pump. Properly, that’s not solely shocking as a result of most new Teslas get the warmth pump, and we additionally noticed some spy pictures early this yr, shared by members of the Cybertruck Owners Club, that uncovered the cooling programs behind the frunk.

For many who don’t know, Tesla’s ingenious heat pump design is its resolution to reduce warmth losses and maximize vary and effectivity. In precept, warmth pumps reuse the warmth generated by the battery and drive items to heat the cabin, save power, and enhance the vary on lengthy drives—they’re essential within the winter when vary losses are usually increased. Right here’s what the doc says concerning the warmth pump:

The heater unit incorporating a variable pace electrical fan is situated within the entrance of the chassis tub with ducting directing the blown air to defrost, face degree and flooring degree vents within the passenger compartment. The heater component is of the warmth pump, drawing HV electrical power from the battery pack Excessive Voltage.

It goes on to say how the HVAC system reduces power utilization in each heating and cooling eventualities:

The power required to warmth the cabin varies by climate and occupant consolation wants, however on common consumes roughly 10 p.c of the full power obtainable for driving. Nonetheless, even in reasonably chilly climate (0 levels Celsius), consumption can improve to 25 p.c or extra. A warmth pump consumes a small quantity {of electrical} power to thermodynamically “improve” low-temperature (much less helpful) thermal power to higher-temperature (extra helpful) thermal power, making it appropriate for occupant consolation. That’s, for a given electrical energy enter, a warmth pump will return 1 to 5x in helpful heating energy; {an electrical} cabin heater offers 1:1 in heating energy, and subsequently is way much less environment friendly.

That mentioned, we additionally discovered a unusual little element concerning the Cybertruck’s charging. The charging port, mounted on the rear left fender, will placed on a colourful show relating to its state of cost (SoC). For instance, a stable white illumination signifies that the charging cable might be eliminated or inserted. An orange mild would point out that the cable isn’t correctly latched, and a flashing blue mild would sign that charging is underway as anticipated, amongst others.

Lastly, the curb weight of the Cyberbeast is 6,898 kilos, and the all-wheel-drive ideas scale at 6,669 kilos. The gross automobile weight ranking (GVWR) is 9,169 kilos for each variants. We have been hoping to seek out particulars concerning the rear-wheel-drive Cybertruck, due in 2025, as nicely. However the EPA hasn’t made these information public but. That mentioned, the EPA paperwork are publicly available, so anybody can evaluation them. Tell us when you discover any further fascinating nuggets of knowledge value highlighting.