ICE cars in ICY weather
Discussion
Any other EV owners feeling just a little self satisfied to find their cars nicely defrosted and toasty warm inside having (silently and without creating any local pollution) preconditioned themselves while you were having breakfast?
My wife was unimpressed at having to pour warm (not boiling) water over her Mini door so she could even get in.
I suspect she might take up the offer of a test drive in an EV replacement for her car now!
The KIA EV3 looks pretty good or possibly a Renault 5 EV.
(And before you ask yes, the range has taken a beating in this weather, down from 250 miles in summer to 180 at -3 degrees). But it’s still way more than I need and I still don’t have to stop at petrol stations once a week unlike my previous petrol car so the EV is still much better.)
My wife was unimpressed at having to pour warm (not boiling) water over her Mini door so she could even get in.
I suspect she might take up the offer of a test drive in an EV replacement for her car now!
The KIA EV3 looks pretty good or possibly a Renault 5 EV.
(And before you ask yes, the range has taken a beating in this weather, down from 250 miles in summer to 180 at -3 degrees). But it’s still way more than I need and I still don’t have to stop at petrol stations once a week unlike my previous petrol car so the EV is still much better.)
I must admit it is very nice to get into my warm and defrosted EV van on a weekday morning, but I hardly find it a massive chore switching the engine on for 5 minutes on the ICE car, it warms up very quickly. And as for polluting, I've seen the MOT results, its extremely clean. I bet my smelly old dog puts out more nasty emissions 
Lets face it, our hard frosty days are hardly lengthy in these current times, have we had a solid week yet?
But yes, it is a EV positive though.
Lets face it, our hard frosty days are hardly lengthy in these current times, have we had a solid week yet?
But yes, it is a EV positive though.
If you are driving anywhere that is likely to be cold (have you felt the supermarket freezer aisles?) then you would be wearing warm clothes anyway. With my 3 litre diesel I start and go. The inside is rarely misted up, and clears in seconds with the AC on. I am definitely feeling smug, no range worries, minimal depreciation now.
clintonward said:
Any other EV owners feeling just a little self satisfied to find their cars nicely defrosted and toasty warm inside having (silently and without creating any local pollution) preconditioned themselves while you were having breakfast?
My wife was unimpressed at having to pour warm (not boiling) water over her Mini door so she could even get in.
I suspect she might take up the offer of a test drive in an EV replacement for her car now!
The KIA EV3 looks pretty good or possibly a Renault 5 EV.
(And before you ask yes, the range has taken a beating in this weather, down from 250 miles in summer to 180 at -3 degrees). But it’s still way more than I need and I still don’t have to stop at petrol stations once a week unlike my previous petrol car so the EV is still much better.)
Yeah. The entire country should switch to a brand new EV at great expense so they can join that club. My wife was unimpressed at having to pour warm (not boiling) water over her Mini door so she could even get in.
I suspect she might take up the offer of a test drive in an EV replacement for her car now!
The KIA EV3 looks pretty good or possibly a Renault 5 EV.
(And before you ask yes, the range has taken a beating in this weather, down from 250 miles in summer to 180 at -3 degrees). But it’s still way more than I need and I still don’t have to stop at petrol stations once a week unlike my previous petrol car so the EV is still much better.)
Oh wait, then nobody would be feeling smug in the morning whilst having their breakfast cos there would be no ICE drivers to "look down upon" as common peasants who have to scrape ice off their windscreen.
I turn a hairdryer on in my Cerbera while having brekky.
Takes less time to do that than try to defrost with a kettle-antifreeze and the car is toasty
You don’t need to drive a washing machine to have it warm when you get there, just a little bit of forethought
(Yes I am also jealous you can do this by app and not having to go outside in a dressing gown )
Takes less time to do that than try to defrost with a kettle-antifreeze and the car is toasty
You don’t need to drive a washing machine to have it warm when you get there, just a little bit of forethought
(Yes I am also jealous you can do this by app and not having to go outside in a dressing gown
)raspy said:
Yeah. The entire country should switch to a brand new EV at great expense so they can join that club.
Oh wait, then nobody would be feeling smug in the morning whilst having their breakfast cos there would be no ICE drivers to "look down upon" as common peasants who have to scrape ice off their windscreen.
If only that’s what the common peasants actually did - mostly though they seem content to drive off squinting through a tiny letterbox slot because they’re too lazy or too dim to clear the car properly.Oh wait, then nobody would be feeling smug in the morning whilst having their breakfast cos there would be no ICE drivers to "look down upon" as common peasants who have to scrape ice off their windscreen.
Might increased EV use fix that? It would be nice, but I don’t hold out much hope.
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