How To Heat An Electric Car


If you live in a climate where it gets cold, you are going to need to learn how to heat an electric car. A gasoline or diesel-powered vehicle uses waste heat from the internal combustion engine to heat the car. Being that the engine will be removed for your electric conversion, this is not an option. There are several heater options available to the home builder.
Fluid Heater
- A fluid heater uses the stock heater core, a reservoir, a small pump and a heating element. A small amount of fluid is heated and circulated through the heater core allowing you to use your heat as you would in a gas car. Fluid heaters are available from a variety of EV parts distributors online. This system does not require you to disassemble your dashboard and remove the heater core which is a big plus, but also has several parts and adds complexity and breakdown potential to your electric car.
Ceramic Heater
- A ceramic heater is an electric element that typically replaces your heater core behind the dashboard. This can be a more difficult installation than a fluid heater but has the benefit of functional simplicity. There is no fluid, the ceramic element is heated by electricity which is abundant in an electric vehicle. Although there are ceramic heater kits available for electric cars, this is something that can be done with an element from a cheap ceramic heater from Amazon. This is the method I have chosen for my home-built electric car and I will post a how to when I install the heater.
Pre Heat
- Run an extension cord out to the car and put a ceramic car coating in it for a few minutes before you leave in the morning. Obviously the heat will not last long but this method may work well for somebody with a very short commute.
Seat heater
- This will not heat the whole car but heated seat covers are available and a warm bum can make a world of difference on a cold day.
Coat
- Pretty self explanatory. If you just don't want to install a heater of any type a good warm coat can do the trick if you don't live in a very cold climate.
For my conversion, I will initially be using a coat. I will install a ceramic heater into my electric car when I have the time. I am not prioritizing this as it's not essential to the car's operation and it doesn't get too cold where I live!
Gas engines are really good at a few things, and producing heat and vacuum are among them. A little creativity will get you a long way when it comes to building your EV.

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