misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumpsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1320arrow-down1external-linkCold-weather range hits aren’t as bad for EVs with heat pumpsarstechnica.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square99fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month agoIt uses the same amount of energy to create cold as it does to create heat.
minus-squarePhoton@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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-down1·1 month 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-squareBronzebeard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month 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.