1000 watt PTC Heater in Air Filter slot produces 80 degree F vent air using recirc- increases range 1 mile per kWh WINTER RANGE
Bottom line ...You CAN add 55+ miles of range(usable from Bolts 60kWh battery) (or rather prevent the loss of 55 miles) and do it for less than $150 and stay relatively warm. (80-degree air through vent ..probably 60-65 in the car(I'll locate my thermometer to check...but it was plenty warm..not HOT like the car's heater gets obviously think hotter than luke warm
I tried various settings and the best setting is (at Zero degree F) is : temp set to "LO" , heat/ac off and recirc ON. Just as you see in the Photo below..and Vent temp is 80 ..going down the road.
Range: 2.2 Using the Bolts Heater
Range: 3.2 Using the PTC heater in the air filter Vent
I noticed a melting smell and pulled the heater ...had specks of melted plastic
Put my hand down the slot to see if I could locate the part melting... (so this dumbarse) I dinged my fingers this so you don't need too !!
****..had the fan still running ouch.. anyway it was a fan blade.
So the fan blades are less than 1 inch below the air filter slot so slide the Heater in with Fins facing UP ..not Down !!
Your welcome lol
No melting facing up
This is the right heater..
and the Inverter I am using
Dan
Evdriver.org
Bottom line ...You CAN add 55+ miles of range(usable from Bolts 60kWh battery) (or rather prevent the loss of 55 miles) and do it for less than $150 and stay relatively warm. (80-degree air through vent ..probably 60-65 in the car(I'll locate my thermometer to check...but it was plenty warm..not HOT like the car's heater gets obviously think hotter than luke warm
I tried various settings and the best setting is (at Zero degree F) is : temp set to "LO" , heat/ac off and recirc ON. Just as you see in the Photo below..and Vent temp is 80 ..going down the road.
Range: 2.2 Using the Bolts Heater
Range: 3.2 Using the PTC heater in the air filter Vent
I noticed a melting smell and pulled the heater ...had specks of melted plastic
Put my hand down the slot to see if I could locate the part melting... (so this dumbarse) I dinged my fingers this so you don't need too !!
****..had the fan still running ouch.. anyway it was a fan blade.
So the fan blades are less than 1 inch below the air filter slot so slide the Heater in with Fins facing UP ..not Down !!
Your welcome lol
No melting facing up
This is the right heater..
and the Inverter I am using
Dan
Evdriver.org