2010-11-16, 11:29 PM
The car battery part was something I just wanted to add to see what kind of responses I get. The original design we have doesn't include that since, as you know, it would probably kill the battery far too fast. Though I am looking into what kind of voltage this product might use.
The intended audience is typically for those that live in the apartments or townhouses that do not include underground/covered garages as well as some people that go to work in the city but don't go into the underground parkades (either due to prices or otherwise).
The installation, I'd assume, would sorta be like a wire coming from somewhere on the dashboard or under (all we need is a hole for the wire to go through so probably anywhere that's easy to go through and the wiring would be done by a mechanic so s/he shouldn't make the inside look like crap) which plugs into unit. The unit itself is portable so you can take it off if you're not using it. It can attach itself to windshield via suction cups. The wire will be going through the "firewall" of the car (again, mechanic) and goes into the blockheater at which, the person can charge their car and use the unit at the same time. If the car doesn't have a blockheater, we can add an extension cord for which you can regularly plug into an outlet.
As for the heating and cooling, the intended time of use is from when you turn off the car to when you turn back on the car. I'd assume that if you're using the car, the windshield should be sufficiently be warm enough to keep frost off the windshield so when you turn off the car and use the unit, there's no real period of hot -> cold -> hot.
The intended audience is typically for those that live in the apartments or townhouses that do not include underground/covered garages as well as some people that go to work in the city but don't go into the underground parkades (either due to prices or otherwise).
The installation, I'd assume, would sorta be like a wire coming from somewhere on the dashboard or under (all we need is a hole for the wire to go through so probably anywhere that's easy to go through and the wiring would be done by a mechanic so s/he shouldn't make the inside look like crap) which plugs into unit. The unit itself is portable so you can take it off if you're not using it. It can attach itself to windshield via suction cups. The wire will be going through the "firewall" of the car (again, mechanic) and goes into the blockheater at which, the person can charge their car and use the unit at the same time. If the car doesn't have a blockheater, we can add an extension cord for which you can regularly plug into an outlet.
As for the heating and cooling, the intended time of use is from when you turn off the car to when you turn back on the car. I'd assume that if you're using the car, the windshield should be sufficiently be warm enough to keep frost off the windshield so when you turn off the car and use the unit, there's no real period of hot -> cold -> hot.