PETE ALLARD-MORGAN:
Just before I finish this post:Does anybody know what provides the heating for the heaters in battery electric cars? The vehicle’s power battery? Or an
auxillary battery? There must be a considerable power drain from these batteries powering heating elements. That’s another disadvantage with battery electric vehicles - hybrid vehicles get their heating from their petrol and diesel engines
Early versions of e.g. the Nissan Leaf did use simple electric heater elements, which did indeed significantly drain the traction batteries, but most now use heat pump technology which is much less draining on the batteries.
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