EV and winter driving

[Road2Ruin]

Cold outside this morning, -3, so put the preheat on.
The Polestar was 22c and defrosted by the time I got in.
Bliss.

Let them stare, I say.

Anyone else craw to share such a warming feeling


Never going back to an ICE, for this reason alone, but any other reasons you wouldn't go back?

[Mammasaid]

Apparently you're wrong, it's a bit daft.

There's a 'debate' (one cantankerous poster vs everyone else) who doesn't agree with you!

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[the cueball]

It's not really an EV thing though, is it?

My BMW 540 had pre heat back in 1995... Pretty sure Merc and possible Volvo/SAAB had similar.

nice of EV's to catch up I guess...

Yes, I had my preheat on my EV this morning too...

[zalrak]

I agree that the pre-heating on electric cars is great - my hybrid is cosy and warm when i get in on a cold morning.

However pre-heating exists on many ICE cars too. My previous car, an F Pace, had it and it worked really well.

[hiccy18]

Pre-heat on this morning, brought the helmet and gloves in from the garage.

[Road2Ruin]

Mammasaid said:

Apparently you're wrong, it's a bit daft.

There's a 'debate' (one cantankerous poster vs everyone else) who doesn't agree with you!

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

I stopped posting in that thread when the 'crazy' people turned up. Page 1, I think.

[AyBee]

Road2Ruin said:

Never going back to an ICE, for this reason alone, but any other reasons you wouldn't go back?

Cost per mile being about 10% of ICE and the fact they're just better as cars. You might not get the emotion you get from ICE, but if EVs in their current format had existed when the ICE was invented, I suspect ICE would never have been invented.

[kambites]

AyBee said:

Road2Ruin said:

Never going back to an ICE, for this reason alone, but any other reasons you wouldn't go back?

Cost per mile being about 10% of ICE and the fact they're just better as cars. You might not get the emotion you get from ICE, but if EVs in their current format had existed when the ICE was invented, I suspect ICE would never have been invented.

If you're comparing a Tesla Model-3 to a Benz Patent-Motorwagen, no I'm sure they wouldn't!

[davek_964]

AyBee said:

Cost per mile being about 10% of ICE and the fact they're just better as cars. You might not get the emotion you get from ICE, but if EVs in their current format had existed when the ICE was invented, I suspect ICE would never have been invented.

They are "better" cars for people who prefer them.

I still have no desire to own an EV, so for me it would not be a "better" car.

[kambites]

davek_964 said:

They are "better" cars for people who prefer them.

They are (objectively) "better cars" for people who have the ability to charge at home, who want to get from A to B as efficiently and effortlessly as possible, where A and B are not too far apart.

Whether they are subjectively is, obviously, subjective! Personally, I can't see us ever not having both in the garage.