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.

  • Sodis@feddit.deEnglish
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    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.