What type of heater heats electric cars?

[Pilatus]

As above ,I ask as no water getting heated from engine block.

 

[Nearly]

electric one?

 

[chickens and wheat]

most have a heat pump scavaging heat from batteries and motor, and producing any extra from battery power

 

[matthew]

I believe that would be battery back up. And as with air-con, lights, radio. CD player and four passengers plus luggage, navigating a 1.3 uphill pull, that makes a hoooge difference to the miles the vehicle can travel before the lights go out.

 

[daveydiesel1]

What way was cabs heated of the deutz tractors with air cooled engine

 

[Mickstup]

What way was cabs heated of the deutz tractors with air cooled engine

We had an air cooled Same, that had a extra alternator for the heating, brilliant on a cold morning, instant heat.

 

[Highland Mule]

I believe that would be battery back up. And as with air-con, lights, radio. CD player and four passengers plus luggage, navigating a 1.3 uphill pull, that makes a hoooge difference to the miles the vehicle can travel before the lights go out.

Forget the hills - you get the energy back going down again. And why would you have aircon and heated seat on at the same time? Or radio and CD player for that matter?

 

[quattro]

Forget the hills - you get the energy back going down again. And why would you have aircon and heated seat on at the same time? Or radio and CD player for that matter?

You only get a percentage back

 

[Highland Mule]

You only get a percentage back

True, but a reasonably high percentage.

 

[Grassman]

What way was cabs heated of the deutz tractors with air cooled engine

Just hot air from the engine on the one I had

 

[clbarclay]

I haven't seen a car electric motor in the flesh, but the tank size one I have had water cooling. They are super efficient compared to internal combustion, but not absolutely perfect and still give off some heat.

 

[farmerm]

Forget the hills - you get the energy back going down again. And why would you have aircon and heated seat on at the same time? Or radio and CD player for that matter?

you get some of the energy back going down again... but unless you add extra weight at the top of the hill, as is the case with some electric mine trucks that bring material down hillsides, then a mile with a hill in the middle greatly reduces range compared to driving a flat mile.

 

[Finn farmer]

I believe that would be battery back up. And as with air-con, lights, radio. CD player and four passengers plus luggage, navigating a 1.3 uphill pull, that makes a hoooge difference to the miles the vehicle can travel before the lights go out.

Good that the range reduction doesn't apply to petrol or diesel cars. Oh wait...

 

[davidroberts30]

As above ,I ask as no water getting heated from engine block.

are you thinking what happens when the battery is flat and your stuck in a snow drift....

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Swan Vestas

 

[MrNoo]

I would think they also would have battery heaters to actually heat the batteries up, I know some of the electric powered gliders have them as they perform best at a given temp and capacity is diminished at lower temps. The one chap I know who has one told me his machine has a modem in it and they can see exactly what is happening in real time back at the factory (Switzerland) and even change parameters etc of the power system (not during flight though) and also spot any issues with defective cells or overheating cells etc. Clever stuff but a bit big brother

 

[Netherfield]

I'd never thought about it but the Kramer 312 we had always got warm enough in winter. Deutz air cooled of course.

 

[chickens and wheat]

You can set a departure time on the car so it prewarms the battery ,cabin and if needed windows. so when you set of you have maximum range without having to use battery power for the heat needs.
the car will still perform some prewarming if not plugged in, the battery warming is more range efficient

 

[Mickstup]

fill the car with these before you set off, https://wheatybags.co.uk/ winning all round, no red tractor.

 

[chickens and wheat]

what if you want to warm a red tractor?