Since EVs drain more battery heating the cabin in winter but still need to keep the windows defrosted, how about defrost wires on the windshield, just like the rear window? Even the side windows?
Would that not be more electrically efficient?
Has it been done before?
Discuss!
Source: I keep seeing "tips" on maximising range by using the seat heaters instead of cabin HVAC. That works for about two minutes until the windows are fogged up. Not an option
#EV #winterDriving
@DenOfEarth: The Belgian 2CV based roadster Radar (at least the models from 1959 onwards) had a Citroën DS/ID rear window as windscreen and it's said that they had heated windscreens because of that.
There only seems to be a German Wikipedia article about it: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_(belgische_Automarke)
Only English written article I found, but it mentions the DS rear window: https://www.totalkitcar.com/2024/11/28/the-citroen-you-may-not-have-heard-of-the-2cv-radar/
(The numbers and owner story seem though to slightly differ between these two sources.)
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