@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoCold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumpsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1329arrow-down19
arrow-up1320arrow-down1external-linkCold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumpsarstechnica.com@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squareUlrichlinkfedilinkEnglish11•4 months agoIt uses the same amount of energy to create cold as it does to create heat.
minus-square@Photon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months 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-square@Hule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•4 months 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.
minus-square@Bronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish-1•4 months agoHeart pumps don’t create heat, they move it.
It uses the same amount of energy to create cold as it does to create heat.
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.
Heart pumps don’t create heat, they move it.