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Originally Posted by jason1973tl
Thats not really necessary in an electric car. For one thing, it is possible for the car to produce instant heat for the cabin, then the batteries can be heated if it is necessary.
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At what cost, though? Start with the fact that electricity is about the most inefficient way to create heat, then figure out how much of that expensive heat is leaking out of the poorly-insulated* cabin, and then estimate what that does to your range & overall driving efficiency.
*Even if you added insulation, which most IC-engine cars don't 'cause heat's free, you still have those large glass areas.