misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumpsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down19
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minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoIt uses the same amount of energy to create cold as it does to create heat.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 hours agoHeart pumps don’t create heat, they move it.
minus-squarePhoton@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 hours agoWell it’s about temperature differences, those are larger in winter I guess. On the other hand there is a lot more radiative heat load in summer…
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·12 hours agoThere’s a “sweet spot” for temperatures, so if a compressor and heating agent works well in summer, it won’t work well in winter.
It uses the same amount of energy to create cold as it does to create heat.
Heart pumps don’t create heat, they move it.
Well it’s about temperature differences, those are larger in winter I guess. On the other hand there is a lot more radiative heat load in summer…
There’s a “sweet spot” for temperatures, so if a compressor and heating agent works well in summer, it won’t work well in winter.