Do you have to warm them up?

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In an EV, these cold mornings, do you have to be gentle until eveything is up to temp like those old fashioned ICE cars or can you drive flat out from the off

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oop north said:

I think you are supposed to be gentle to start with

When I have my act together I tell the car when I am leaving and (assuming plugged in and I give it 3 hours notice) it preconditions itself to make the cabin warm and also warms the batteries so that they are are the correct operating temperature before I set off

Forgot to plug mine in last night and couldn't persuade the preheat to work at short notice this morning. The heat pump thing works well though to get the windows defrosted quickly.