EV heat pumps: what are they and what do they do?

[@RigVader]

Q: Is preheating/heating the cabin faster with a heat pump fitted vs. without on the ID.4? I care more about the speed, than the cost in kWh ☃️🏝️

[@SwanswayMotorGroup]

It is quicker to heat the cabin with a heat pump rather than without and it will save your miles, so win win! When it comes to preheating the main thing we can say is, it is better to do this when plugged in to a charger, this way you will lose no miles on range.

[@ranaockaili235]

Is the heat pump on the ID noisy?

[@Tradewind25]

Good concise video, pity about the unnecessary, annoying backing track!

[@SwanswayMotorGroup]

We're sorry you didn't like the background music on this video, we only have so many copyright free sounds but we're always looking to find more!

[@Transit_Biker]

Heat pumps are the way to go. Very cold in summer & hot in winter, even down below freezing.

[@SwanswayMotorGroup]

We agree!

[@Transit_Biker]

@@SwanswayMotorGroup One of the things I noticed in my girlfriend‘s car (which has a heat pump) is that it has a variable system instead of just on or off with varying blower fan speeds. If you set it to 70°F the air coming out of the vents is going to be around 69°F or 70° F, and it will change depending on the air return temperature. Just adding this one feature with the variable compressor speed seems like it actually saves a huge amount of energy. You don’t need to be cranking the compressor at full power when you just want the car to stay equalized and not heat up from the sun. It’s very awesome to have the fan at full tilt blowing air which is the temperature that you want. Another huge bonus is that in the wintertime etc it actually dehumidifies the air in the car, taking away the source of the condensation on the windows. Having heated seats in the wintertime combined with the heat pump is also a huge bonus because it’s far more efficient to heat the person rather than trying to heat a large volume of air but you can still do whatever works best for you.

[@GPR111]

Madness....

[@SwanswayMotorGroup]

Heat pumps themselves or the concept of having heat pumps in cars in general?

[@contra_plano]

1200€, for the heat pump