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Old 12-18-2009, 12:21 PM   #11 (permalink)
DonR
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Starting the ICE

Does anyone know if any of the serial hybrids use some of the energy near the end of the battery charge to run a block heater to warm up the ICE?

I assume you need to cool the traction motors. If you use the ICE coolant system to cool those as well, it would preheat the engine for start up & help to heat the cab reducing the need for electric heating would it not?

Don

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