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If I end up adding more batteries under the hood, there may not be room up there for a water tank and heater to run to the heater core.
I like the idea of reusing the heater core, just because it's already there, and that is what it was designed for.
Typically, even if I don't have heat it usually isn't a big deal. Like Frank said, just cracking the window does a lot to prevent fog and frost.
I'd rather NOT use a propane heater, as half the fun of an EV is from NOT USING FOSSIL FUELS. I have toyed with the idea of converting it to a plug-in hybrid with a propane-powered generator. In THAT case, a propane heater might make a lot of sense. I know guys used to use propane heaters in the old VW's.
The other thing is that the heat isn't just for me.
Tonight, my wife suggested we go out to dinner (to the local mom & pop restaurant.) This would be the first time we have been out together since we had the baby. (A two-week-old!)
So..... I put the heater behind the driverseat, and plugged it in. I moved the baby car seat from her car to my car. It was maybe 10 or 15 minutes from the time that I plugged in the heater 'til we left for the restaurant.
I forgot how nice it feels when you open the door and get hit by a wall of heat - all without ever having an engine run!
Anyways, no complaints from the wife or cries from the baby about being cold!
On the drive back home, the heater was cold. Having at least a little something at that time would have been nice. My wife did say that she thinks the baby likes my electric car better than her car.
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