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I have tried all the dumb heating tricks on my leaf.
The problem with saving heat in a car is the windows fog or frost up. When it's frosty or icy you kind of need heat right away. I drove the leaf for a year with seriously restricted heat and it sucked.
Do what I did, cheat. My leaf has a diesel fired parking heater.
With our hybrid in new mexico summer heat the car runs the electric A/C with the little 2kwh battery. The engine fires up for about 1 minute then stays off for about 7 minutes. It's crazy efficient compared to idling a gas burner just to spin an A/C compressor and power some fans.
If you wanted a cooled seat just get a vented seat cover for $60.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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