On Sat, 02 Apr 2016 12:13:18 +0100, John Rumm wrote:

I have a friend with a Nissan Leaf - heating it does indeed make quite
an impact on the range. You can mitigate it a bit by having it preheat
while still connected to the mains (there is a remote control app for
your phone). His model seems a bit daft in that it uses an electrical
resistance heater to heat water, which is then circulated through a
conventional car style heating system.

Using the water as a heat bank? Seems sensible...

Later models apparently now include a heat pump style heater which takes
less power.

That makes sense when you are relying on the battery, 1 kW in 2 to 3
kW out...

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Cheers
Dave.