>> Electric cars? using HEAT =less available
>> drive time/distance.
That is true. However, in all gasoline vehicles, if it’s not winter, which is the case in the vast majority of times and places, then “waste heat” is just plain WASTE. Most people never even think about that.
Not to mention the deleterious effects heat has on drivetrain components.
Where are all of the electric farm tractors, combines, construction equipment, irrigation pumps, stationary engines. There aren’t any-not enough torque in electric engines
“if it’s not winter, “
Up here in cold country we use our car heaters >6 mos out of the year. It’s not uncommon during 3 of those months to be sub-freezing - if not sub-zero - for WEEKS at a time.
How many times a year would it be it acceptable to you to fear you’re going to suffer frostbite?