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2. Electric cars in winter: How cold weather affects EV range ...

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   A heat pump is an energy efficient way of using refrigerant to move heat from one place to another. In an EV’s case that mostly means taking warmth from the battery and using it to heat the cabin.

3. Kerosene heater - Wikipedia

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   Most heaters contain a battery-operated or piezo-electric ignitor to light the heater without the need for matches. If the ignitor should fail the heater can still be lit manually. The Japanese non-vented "fan" heater burns kerosene gas and is known as a gasification type heater.

4. Block heater - Wikipedia

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   Some cars are produced with block heaters from the factory, while others are fitted with block heaters as an aftermarket add-on. [3] The most common type of block heater is an electric heating element in the engine block , which is connected through a power cord often routed through the vehicle's grille.

5. Automobile accessory power - Wikipedia

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   Many older vehicles used vacuum-powered windshield wipers. Loss of manifold vacuum when the engine was working hard, or at wide open throttle, necessitated using a vacuum booster pump which was usually part of the fuel pump. Automotive vacuum systems reached their height of use between the 1960s and 1980s.

6. Eberspächer - Wikipedia

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   Parking Heater Systems (motor independent water- and air-heaters with power between 1 and 35 kW) for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, construction machines and boats. (link Gasoline heater) Auxiliary Heaters for consumption-optimized direct injection cars (diesel or petrol) as well as electric and hybrid vehicles.

7. Gasoline heater - Wikipedia

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   Electricity is required to heat the ignition source, with systems designed to be compatible with 6-volt, 12-volt, and 24-volt automotive and aircraft electrical systems. Most gasoline heaters produce between 5,000 and 50,000 BTU per hour. A built-in safety switch prevents fuel from flowing unless the fan is working.