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This pre-conditioning isn't free. It costs you range. So, doing less of that helps. And it takes time. The worst case for an EV is a short journey to a fast cha

This pre-conditioning isn't free. It costs you range. So, doing less of that helps. And it takes time. The worst case for an EV is a short journey to a fast charger. Both heating the vehicle and the battery from ice cold takes energy.

hinkley 2y ago
Which the charging station has in spades. You should be able to run the heat pump at full bore when attached to a charger. And a regular heating element. Modern heat pumps have both, why not cars?
- officeplant 2y ago
  >You should be able to run the heat pump at full bore when attached to a charger. That's how EV's currently work. Even those without heat pumps. I can see my E-transit's coolant heater[1] pull up to around ~5-6KW at full tilt battery heating mode when I plug into DC fast charging and its not sufficiently warmed. Cuts off once the HVB hits around 98F. [1]https://www.proxyparts.com/car-parts-stock/information/part-number/l1mh18e254bc/part/hv-coolant-heater/partid/21030176/ https://www.proxyparts.com/car-parts-stock/information/part-...