So I have to take a road trip in an EV, and it’s winter. So I’m going to have to use the AC. I know in my old ICE car I could have the AC off and the fan would blow hot air just from the engine. With my EV it seems to be the same, even with the AC button off the vents are blowing hot air. Is that hot air just heat vented from the battery? Or is it still using battery power for the compressor to heat the air.
Set the temp leave it in full auto. The car knows when to run and not run the compressor or anything else based on temps. Just because then AC mode is on doesn’t mean the car is running it full bore when it’s below freezing. No you’re not hurting anything.