is the heating in a electric vehicle instantly warm?

Question

I’m curious, is the heating in a electric car instantly warm? Seeing as there’s no waiting for the engine to heat up.

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Answer 1

Depends on the electric car. Resistive heating, like your car seats, is almost instant.

Heat pumps (reverse air conditioning) take about as long as the A/C takes to blow cool air.

Heat pumps don’t work well in extreme (~negative Fahrenheit) cold though