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Does it have a heat pump heater? I have an Ioniq5 with a heat pump, cold weather performance is basically the same as my mid-summer performance in the temp rang
by bbatha 3y ago
Does it have a heat pump heater? I have an Ioniq5 with a heat pump, cold weather performance is basically the same as my mid-summer performance in the temp range the heat pumps covers (-15 C+). The batteries do benefit from pre-warming, but they're actively cooled in most evs anyway so once you start moving the ambient temperature is not much of a difference to the battery pack.
- magicalhippo 3y agoYeah it has a heat pump[1], but physics is physics. SO wants a balmy 22C inside, regardless of outside temperature. It uses the resistive heater when preheating from charger though, I can hear the heat pump kick in when I disconnect the charger while it's preheating. [1]: https://insideevs.com/news/538616/renault-megane-electric-battery-detailed/ https://insideevs.com/news/538616/renault-megane-electric-ba...
- magicalhippo 3y agoLOL, I just realized that I totally forgot we keep the car capped at 80% to protect the batteries. So yeah, ranges at 100% is better than what I wrote.