By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

Heat pumps can’t take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth::By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
    6·
    8 months ago

    We had issues with people literally up and abandoning their vehicles because their batteries ran flat.

    Do gas cars have infinite fuel tanks in your area?

    • unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      51·
      8 months ago

      Based on context, I’d assume that the loss of efficiency of the batteries in the cold led the vehicle to over-estimate the range of the vehicle. If the car says it has 50 miles of range and the next DC charger is 40 miles away, I could imagine a situation where I’d get 30 miles down the road before the range estimate shows that there’s actually only 35 miles of range because you wanted cabin heat.

      EVs are weird in lots of ways when compared to ICE, and we’re still figuring out lots of the problems that need solving.

      • QueriesQueried@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        And the people driving them are still learning the quirks for specific circumstances. Many drivers know you need to let a fuel car warm up more or to give it extra gas in XYZ scenario, but those same people won’t always know what to do when switching to electric. Or they might instead do something that helped on a fuel vehicle, but actively harms on an electric, especially with the many manufacturer specific options that have no consistent naming. Hopefully we get some naming consistency soon, if for nothing else than ease of use.

      • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
        13·
        8 months ago

        Again, are you under the impression that gas cars don’t have the same problem?

        And go ahead and ask yourself this again before submitting your next reply.

        Most EVs will factor temperature and climate use in their range predictions.

        • Sodis@feddit.deEnglish
          11·
          8 months ago

          If you are in a traffic jam, you lose range because of the heating. For gas cars, that doesn’t matter at all.

          • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
            1·
            8 months ago

            For gas cars, that doesn’t matter at all.

            …where do you think the heat comes from in gas cars?

            Electric heat doesn’t use that much energy. You can be parked for several days with the heat on in freezing weather and be fine.

          • tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.ukEnglish
            1·
            8 months ago

            A 1kw heater (less, given they’re all heat pumps these days) isn’t doing squat to the range compared to an 80kw motor.

            A gas car has to idle its engine to get heat. It’s burning fuel constantly… that’s why you frequently see broken down gas cars in heavy traffic.