Remote Start on Plug-in?

why else would you want a remote start?

 

Couldn't tell you. My Caddy had it, but I never used it.

 

me either. my neighbor out back uses one in her suburban. she fires it up from the kitchen, then hustles the kids out after half an hour and 10 gallons of gas burned.

 

That is what my wife does in her van! Go figure. She has a heated garage if she wanted to put it in, but she would rather leave it out side and and let it warm up and brush snow and scrape ice. I can not get her to change those habbits!

 

my daughter was loving it when we went to florida and she got to put her car in the garage. she thinks she should be able to keep using it. not.

 

Certainly, a remote starter can be used in a PiP but, you have to remove the EVSE wand from the charging receptacle.

 

I had my dealer throw in a top-of-the-line Compusmart remote start. It works fine, but as with any push-button start system, the car stops running when you open the door. It also communicates constantly with the car, allowing you to check battery level, engine temp and door locks. It also alerts you if someone taps on the glass or tries to enter the vehicle. It also has a trigger for starting whenever the temperature drops below a certain level.

 

Ohhh, I have to inquire about that Compusmart, it has many nice features....
What model do you have installed?

 

Sorry it's Compustar (senior moment I guess).
PRO 2-WAY 901 | RF-P2W901-SS | Remote Starters

 

excellent point! so, you need to be charged, (if you desire) and have the temp up. no biggie for someone who really wants to pre heat i guess.

 

That's mi situation when leaving home in a frigid morning; the heated seat doesn't cut it for my comfort.
Besides, being that the ICE will be warm-up, I can enter in EV mode in a short while.

 

Gasoline is still the best source for generating heat, (unless you are plugged-in) but it's incredibly inefficient to warm up the ICE just to warm up the car interior. That fuel has to be factored into overall fuel economy, because it's part of the expense of driving the car. Using battery power for that purpose is even more incredibly inefficient. A better idea might to have some sort of gasoline-burning auxiliary heater, but the difficulties of incorporating such a system into a PIP needs no elaboration.

Perhaps the answer lies in storing excess heat in special insulated liquid sodium battery cells which could also be used for reducing the fuel costs incurred from warming up the engine, but that lies within the realm of speculation for future generations of hybrid vehicle development in the years to come.

 

I'd consider mounting a circulating, high capacity (1000-1500 watt) block heater which would be capable of bringing the engine up to near operating temperature. It could be set up on a timer to have it warmed up just before you use it every day during the colder months.

 

pip uses a tiny amount of gas to warm up. it would be an interesting comparison between block heater fuel cost and gasoline.

 

NJDEP - StopTheSoot.org - Mandatory Diesel Retrofit Program
It includes gas engines too.

 

A few years ago, I went into a Wawa in SJ. The place was packed as was the parking lot. Every vehicle was idling. There was a sign in the window warning of idling fines. Oh well.

 

3 minutes isn't too bad for prius warm up except in the coldest weather.

 

They wouldn't dare fine me for idling if it was 30 below.

 

fyi for anyone on this thread looking for remote start. gregp507 above mentioned in another thread and in post #47 above, that he has a dealer installed compustar remote starter on his pip and he seems quite pleased with it. so i guess it's not an issue.

 

Yes, I'm quite comfortable with it, and the dealer has been installing them for a while now.