[anthomtb]

I thought electric block heaters were common in cold climates. Is the blow torch a last resort if you cannot park your car in range of an outlet?

[5e92cb50239222b]

Maybe in Norway or Canada or other 'rich' countries.

Most people have no place to park their cars, they just leave them wherever in the open (since most live in apartments and there are few garages available).

Those who have enough money to afford an alarm system and pay the increased gasoline bill (because it adds about an hour of idling your engine each day) rarely revert to such measures, but many do. I see them every morning when temperature drops below -30°C or so.

[foxyv]

That makes EVs look even worse.

[aaronax]

They seem much less common than they used to be. More people have garages, and modern vehicles will easily start down to - 15F maybe.

I would much rather have a battery jump pack since a weak battery is the most likely problem. Though those are weak in the cold too...

[_ph_]

Well, if that garage has electricity, the electric car could charge and pre-heat there easily. Which would largely eliminate range-loss.