[NonValueAdded]

why didn’t an editor catch this: driving with the air conditioner AND the heater going?

[Celerity]

This happens in most cars the moment you put the front defroster on.

In a normal car running the heat is a nothing burger. It uses a small radiator on the firewall to get hot, then blow cold air over the heated radiator. The coolant cold off(in the winter) and air heats up.
To get the same thing in an ev the heat is now produced electrically (like a toaster) and a motor turns the a/c compressor and then blows that DRY (if not cooled) air across the heater.

It’s very, very inefficient.

[Dr. Sivana]

why didn’t an editor catch this: driving with the air conditioner AND the heater going?

1. It was a quotation. Even if Neil Winton misspoke, it is improper to change his words.

2. Mr. Winton is a European correspondent. It wouldn't wurprise me if he was using "Air Conditioning" in the broader sense, conditioning the air by heating OR cooling.

[Rebelbase]

Someone mentioned on another thread it is 115 degrees in Phoenix today. What is the range with the AC on max?

[rktman]

I alternate the two on earth day. 😂✌

[Hot Tabasco]

why didn’t an editor catch this: driving with the air conditioner AND the heater going?

I'm sure he meant Either/Or.....

[The Public Eye]

My car will do that when defrosting the windshield, the ac helps to dry it out while the heat does it’s magic.

[Bernard]

why didn’t an editor catch this: driving with the air conditioner AND the heater going?

You mean like when I'm driving and my wife complains about the temperature? Talk about real-life driving conditions.