<VV> Electric car heaters? Little Corvair

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

Great idea! May need more alternator, however...

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Clark <mclark67 at charter.net>
To: virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 9:47 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Electric car heaters? Little Corvair










Heated seats.  I think you can get heating pads that just intall over 
your
seats and plug into the lighter.

I drive a Lincoln sometimes and I don't even turn the heat on when the 
seat
heater is on.  It actually does get cold here in Atlanta(they lied on 
the
brochure) and I'm not cold at all with that arrangement.

I will say that driving this same Lincoln in Chicago with sub-zero 
temps, a
little heat from the regular heater does help.  But as a stop-gap 
measure,
it's the way to go.




Mike Clark
Stockbridge, Georgia






> That's just the question I had, what does an all electric car do for 
heat?
> I've tried the 12 volt heaters in a 63 vert (before the original 
heater
> was
> working right) .  It was a total flop.  For awhile I tried a small 
Coleman
> propane heater...again a flop, too small.  I've been thinking though
> threr'd
> have to be a Corvair style gasoline or a propane fired heater aboard. 
 An
> electric system would have to really drain the battery.  And don't 
even
> think about a/c!!!!



>> I think the subject of using an electric heater in a Corvair has come
>> up here before. I suppose the answer is that it would take too much
>> electricity to be practical. I've always thought that an electric
>> heater would be really great, not only for a Corvair, but for water-
>> pumpers, until the water is hot enough in the cooling system to
>> provide heat. You could have an electric grid, just like a portable
>> electric heater or an electric furnace and simply blow air through it
>> and have instant heat!
>>
>> So, if it takes too much electricity, then what kind of heater does 
an
>> electric car have?
>>
>> What about a Prius? Do they start the gasoline engine, just to heat
>> the water, just to provide heat?
>>
>> What about the Volt? Anyone know what they plan to do?
>>
>> What about an all-electric car? What would they do?
>>
>> If they're using some sort of electric heater, it would seem to 
really
>> drain the battery fast.
>>
>>
>>
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