So I have to take a road trip in an EV, and it’s winter. So I’m going to have to use the AC. I know in my old ICE car I could have the AC off and the fan would blow hot air just from the engine. With my EV it seems to be the same, even with the AC button off the vents are blowing hot air. Is that hot air just heat vented from the battery? Or is it still using battery power for the compressor to heat the air.

  • AmosRatchetNot@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    It really depends on your model. The BMW i3 for instance has a heat pump and a resistance heater, but the range extender version only gets the resistance heater.