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Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas cars in extreme cold | Electrek (electrek.co)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah but I’ve only seen start ….

I went from a ln ICE car where remote start would have been a subscription item. It only started the engine, although a warm engine is the most important part of heating the car. You had to remember to set everything

My current EV has that included among many features in the app. I can schedule when the car is warm or have dedicated buttons for on and defrost. Clicking on, I have complete control over every part of the heating system, including which seats to heat.

For me it’s a much better experience, although admittedly because the car is more computerized and the manufacturer is not trying to nickel and dime me with subscriptions, and could happen in an ICE car

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure what that has to do with one car being ice and the other electric though

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Exhaust fumes. Remote heating an ICE requires starting the engine, which is a dangerous thing to do unsupervised particularly when many cars are stored in garages attached to homes.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

While that's true (you'd have to open the garage door with the rear facing out minimum) that's not what we're talking about in this corner of the thread. The person I'm replying to is bringing up subscription models for some reason? I'm asking what do subscription models have to do with whether a car is ice or ev?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Probably because ICE cars can't heat when scheduled because they can kill you while EV can heat on schedule.

They brought up how the feature is a subscription to their displeasure but ICE app integration would likely also be a subscription.