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I think you just described an iMiEV with a fuel burning heater, like the WebastoBut . . . . if you preheat the car before leaving home and run the defroster just enough to keep the glass clear, I think you'll be OK for the trip *to* work . . . . and on the trip home, you'll be able to gauge how much climate control you can afford to use and still make it home, especially after you've made the trip a few timesThe bad thing about the electric/hot water heating system we have is that it takes a long time for the electricity to heat the water - The good thing is that when you leave home after pre-heating, you have a system full of 'free' hot water which you can keep warm with a minimum of energy expenditure . . . . especially if you opt to insulate everything as several of our northern owners have already done. If you aren't going to invest in an alternate heating system, then insulating everything (the heater under the car, the hoses associated with it, the door panels and above the headliner if possible) would certainly pay off - In both a more comfortable car and longer rangeIt's not like you can't live with the car as it is in cold climates . . . . it's just that it's going to be much different from what you were used to driving an ICE powered car with tons of waste heat. When your teeth chatter a little, just think how much your decision is saving the planet and you'll get by OK :mrgreen:Don
I think you just described an iMiEV with a fuel burning heater, like the Webasto
But . . . . if you preheat the car before leaving home and run the defroster just enough to keep the glass clear, I think you'll be OK for the trip *to* work . . . . and on the trip home, you'll be able to gauge how much climate control you can afford to use and still make it home, especially after you've made the trip a few times
The bad thing about the electric/hot water heating system we have is that it takes a long time for the electricity to heat the water - The good thing is that when you leave home after pre-heating, you have a system full of 'free' hot water which you can keep warm with a minimum of energy expenditure . . . . especially if you opt to insulate everything as several of our northern owners have already done. If you aren't going to invest in an alternate heating system, then insulating everything (the heater under the car, the hoses associated with it, the door panels and above the headliner if possible) would certainly pay off - In both a more comfortable car and longer range
It's not like you can't live with the car as it is in cold climates . . . . it's just that it's going to be much different from what you were used to driving an ICE powered car with tons of waste heat. When your teeth chatter a little, just think how much your decision is saving the planet and you'll get by OK :mrgreen:
Don
