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Topic: AC impact on electric vehicles

Posted By: 98TJ
Subject: AC impact on electric vehicles
Date Posted: 08 July 2021 at 8:29am

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31739529/how-much-does-climate-control-affect-ev-range/%20" rel="nofollow - https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31739529/how-much-does-climate-control-affect-ev-range/

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1998 TJ 4.0 5spd Atlas 36" Swampers RE4.5 ARB's 44/44

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Posted By: 98TJ
Date Posted: 08 July 2021 at 8:37pm

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31739529/how-much-does-climate-control-affect-ev-range/" rel="nofollow - https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31739529/how-much-does-climate-control-affect-ev-range/

A/C is bad, but heat lowers the vehicles range even worse than a/c. Nissan has put a heat pump in their Leaf to try mitigate the range reduction when running the heat in the cabin.

https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/OVERVIEW/heat_pump_cabin_heater.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/OVERVIEW/heat_pump_cabin_heater.html

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1998 TJ 4.0 5spd Atlas 36" Swampers RE4.5 ARB's 44/44