Ways to Heat Electric Vehicles
A cold battery does not easily regenerates power. And living in a cold place can be a nuisance. As much as electric vehicle drives want to charge their electric vehicles fast, they should know that charging in cold weather with the same rate as charging in warm weather can shorten the battery’s useful life. Learning how to heat the loads is an essential thing for electric vehicles. Let’s take a look at the modern heating technologies that could propel EVs better.
Pre-Heating
Pre-heating is an effective way to warm up the electric vehicle and drain less of its driving range. While the battery is full charged, plug the vehicle directly to the power grid. Unplug it as soon as the pre-heating is done and the driver can drive away with a warm cabin temperature inside. The heat may not last long but the application works well with electric vehicles.
Heating Technologies for Electric Vehicles
Here are some of the innovative ways to heating EVS:
Ceramic Heater
The electric vehicle is abundant with electricity. The car is connected to the ceramic heater to generate heat and replace the heater core present in the electric vehicle’s dashboard. There are already ceramic heater kits available in the market that EV owners can choose from. Although it is a bit difficult to install the ceramic heater, this type of technology provides functional simplicity to the electric vehicle.
Fluid Heater
A fluid heating technology is a more simple way to heat your EV. It makes use of the heater core stocked in the car, a small pump, reservoir and a heating element. The fluid is heated and circulated through the heater core. Fluid heaters can be purchased online or any EV parts distributor. With a fluid heater, the driver no longer needs to disassemble the dashboard, making it a more convenient and easy option.
Heated Seats
Heated seat covers do not heat the whole car but it can create a warm bum for the people inside. This technology reduces the use of heater and extends the car’s driving range. There are already do-it-yourself kits that available in the EV market today.
Infrared Heating
Infrared heating system is a future technology that manufacturers are continually exploring. With this innovation, panels will be placed within the car doors and foot wells will heat the passengers inside. This is a solution to cutting the energy use while increasing the driving range for up to 30%.
Heating electric cars is much more the same like heating the house. A temperature is set, then a heater is turned on and the fans circulate the air. Manufacturers are geared towards minimizing the heating loads and thinking more of the passengers’ comfort.
