2007-02-13 10:40:51 · 5 answers · asked by Skeeter 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There are electric coils that heat up with a fan which is driven by the Batteries in the Vehicle.
The Heater has a Thermistat that controls the Temp.
It"s the same way as an Electric heater on the Wall at home with a Heat Control. .
2007-02-13 10:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by RON B 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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In a gas-powered car, the inefficiency of the gasoline engine produces much waste heat, which is utilized to heat the car.
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Since electric cars are much more efficient (95% versus 25% for a gas engine), not enough waste heat is created to heat the cabin. Most designs for electric cars now use a small electric heater to warm the interior.
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I drive a very old electric car (built in 1981.) My EV actually has a small gas-fired heater. But instead of using that, I simply use a small electric heater plugged into my garage. It's on a timer, and it gets the inside of the car warm in time for me to drive to work. Most of the time, I can plug in to charge batteries at work, too, so I use the same plug-in electric heater to warm the car for the drive home.
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2007-02-13 20:57:03 · answer #2 · answered by apeweek 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking 'all electric' or a gas-electric hybrid? If it's a hybrid the gasoline powered engine is water cooled as in any other IC vehicle and that is the heat source for the hvac system. IF it's all electric....I don't know for sure but it probably works on a rheostat controlled heat coil type of system over which a stream air is guided thus heating the air. maybe
2007-02-13 18:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by srthomsen90605 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has electric heat.
2007-02-13 18:47:30 · answer #4 · answered by johndeereman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not very well
2007-02-13 18:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by Boston Mark 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋