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Is Texas an extreme environment? Not particularly, but still, it’s nice to get the air conditioner going a minute or two before getting into a car in August.

• barbazoo 5y ago
  Open the windows maybe? Sure it's nice but I wonder if we should consider living without the luxury of having an ICE bring your car to the perfect temperature. I guess people have less GHG emission guilt as me.
  • beervirus 5y ago
    The marginal amount of gas used by idling the car for a minute before driving it around rounds to zero.
    • barbazoo 5y ago
      You can make everything "round to zero" when in fact, it adds up.
• andiareso 5y ago
  Likewise, Midwest (ie: ND, SD, Minnesota, etc) can get down to -20 easily few weeks out of the year in January/February. Not "unsurvivable" but definitely not good to shift into drive without letting things flex from heat a bit first.
  • barbazoo 5y ago
    > definitely not good to shift into drive without letting things flex from heat a bit first For how long? I heard, anything more than 10s is unnecessary.
  • andiareso 5y ago
    Side note, without remote start, it is illegal to run a vehicle without an occupant in many states (** with keys in the ignition).