Tesla’s new system “boosts” the heat pump to give it better efficiency than regular heat pump systems and uses unique methods for heating below -10C.

Now, Tesla is giving us an in-depth look at just how its heat pumps work and why they were designed the way they were with a new video posted to YouTube. "EVs get a bad reputation in cold weather.

Again, it appears to only affect owners of newer Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles equipped with a heat pump system. Heat pumps are super-efficient, but they are known to not work as well in ...

Bengt Halvorson January 23, 2023 Comment Now! Tesla last week outlined some of the details that distinguish its heat pump system that’s now included throughout its vehicle lineup.

As we explained, it’s a problem that first emerged last winter with Tesla vehicles equipped with the automaker’s new heat pump system, first introduced in the Model Y and added to an updated ...

Equipped with heat pump systems rather than traditional resistive heaters, Tesla EVs use 15-20% less energy in winter than other electric vehicles. "Tesla's heat pump is a marvelous piece of ...

As Tesla Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy explains in the clip, the heat pump is essentially an air conditioning system working in reverse. The heat pump draws excess heat from ...

In the manual, Tesla explicitly describes a heat pump as part of the HVAC system. A heat pump simply pumps air from one part of the car to another when needed.

Tesla’s heat pump is an engineering wonder, as has been said many times before. The EV maker reinvented a century-old technology to install it inside the Model Y. It wasn’t without issues, though.

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 27,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the cabin heating systems may not defrost the windshield quickly enough, cutting visibility and increasing the risk ...