This time of year with a diesel van I’m usually home before the temperature gauge even gets off the floor. Consequently it is always damp inside and frankly miserable. The pre conditioning that the electric car offers really would make a huge difference.
I’ve always found that with diesel cars but was pleasantly surprised to find my previous KIA Carens 1.7 diesel warmed up in less than a mile.
My grandson had a Golf petrol PHEW on lone from his local dealer for a week, his own car being a diesel Golf and he commented on how cold the car was compared to his diesel.
Not having a charger at home he drove the car in hybrid mode but as the petrol engine kept turning off when the battery had a reasonable charge meant no heat in the car. He said his diesel car gets warm reasonably quick, like my old KIA I assume, but said if it was really cold like now he’d have to drive in petrol only mode and lose the extra MPG the car is capable of. It’s a shame they don’t put an electric heater in the PHEW’s like EV’s.
Like for like on his daily journeys was 60 to 70 MPG in his auto diesel and about 50 MPG in hybrid mode in the petrol 1.4 auto Golf and I think is good for a petrol but oh those cold feet I can’t bare. ?