[Info-vax] Intel junk...Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

[Doomsdrzej]

On Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:54:21 -0500, nospam <nospam at nospam.invalid>
wrote:

>In article <vuc25dlvcjip6pcv86rctado3b87hdhm8e at 4ax.com>, Doomsdrzej
><dre at do.om> wrote:
>
>> >> >> The biggest problem in even considering a Tesla is that I live in a
>> >> >> very cold climate which, since mid-December, has seen its temperature
>> >> >> go no lower than -25c. In such a climate, the already poor range of an
>> >> >> electric car is even worse and there are good reasons to believe that
>> >> >> it wouldn't even start. 
>> >> >
>> >> >the batteries are heated in cold weather and the cars start just fine.
>> >> 
>> >> Are they heated through the use of a block heater or is there some
>> >> other solution I'm not aware of?
>> >
>> >the batteries are heated and shortly before leaving, you can preheat
>> >the cabin via a smartphone app.
>> 
>> _How_ are they heated? 
>
>via a heater module on the batteries.
>
>> Pre-heating the cabin essentially means that you've turned on the car
>> remotely. However, this is only possible if the car starts which, of
>> course, often requires the batteries to be heated.
>
>for a gas powered vehicle, the engine must be running.
>
>not true for an electric vehicle.

Very interesting to know, thanks.