Installing a diesel heater in the Kiwi EV

Look up on u tube u can make small batches of bio diesel with used vegetable oil there is a lot of information online.

Don't worry about biodiesel. I don't know the temperature it will get down to where you live, anyway, pure diesel is easier/safer for your application. Bio can give you (more) headake. It may give you problem with slush, and for that little amount you're using, I don't think it's worth it.

Looks like you fitted the filter the wrong way. On many of these, there is an arrow for the correct way of flow. The fuel should flow into the "outside" of the filter, thereby going through the filterelement from the outside and in. This way you can see how dirty it is and when it's time to change ;)

Once again a great video from you :)

Got any more videos on the way? Seeing you work on this EV is great!

I like that Idea, heating up an ev is a issue that can be fixed with diesel burners.

cool setup

Why dirty disel? Why not relatively clean gas?

Love it. Which Stereo do you have on that? Single DIN but 7 inch? Android? Native Bluetooth speakers working?!

heresy.

i would buy cooking-oil, that is also use as biodiesel.

Easier to fit a log burner instead! @5.09 isn't that a Mitsubishi miev but with a Peugeot badge!

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Great Job! - How have the nuts and bolts been? I use nylon insert nuts whenever I add anything to my LEAF. I have a friend who did something similar in 2014 with his iMiev it the tank and heater Is in the engine compartment and he pipped in the heat vent through the firewall and connected it to the existing duct work. So heating the windshield and his feet was very easy to do.

Solar panel heater is better. Use a capacitor to keep stored energy

Why buy bio-diesel - why not just use used chip-pan oil?

Hipsters... Overcomplicating their life just because they like a thing and they're stubborn

Can you please tell me if you parking heater is still working. I'm thinking of buying one and using it as a parking heater for my Mitsubishi L300 camper van. I can't afford and expensive one, so I have been looking at these copies. Do you think they are a good thing or not now that you have had it a while and used it. Thank you for your help...

This is totally ill-logical idea to install Diesel based electric heater in EV, it will create pollution. It is better if u install Silicon baesd electric heater in u r EV, which will not create pollution like Diesel one.

"Don't do diesel kids!"

Nice now you got me to thinking, i think i will try to mount a gasoline air heater and use ethanol to it, little less co2 out of exaust pipe on that, i have 60 to 80km in winter and 120km in summer on my car and sometimes i need 110km in winter i have drive 110km in winter with heater on 16c and only heat on windshield and floor and fan on speed 2 and drive 60km/h but if i have a gosoline heater maybe i can drive 110km on little higher speed and have nice and warn in the car.

Have you ever tried using chip-pan oil instead of diesel?

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No one ever shows the wiring part to the car battery like it’s common sense or something lol wiring is the most confusing part to me

the irony is killing me lol hahahahahahahahhahahhaa muhahahahhahahahha lol wow so you killed the purpse of the car lol hahahahahahahhaha

it looked awful !Couldn't u have found another place for it?Sticking out like a d...k in the boot...

I thought it was a mitsubishi?

What about using a heat pump and solar panel?

Glad to see you made a visit to US, I'm just a mile from one of the Tesla HQ's. I didn't see your style of diesel heater, I liked the fact that the tank was small compared to what else is out there. Any tips on where to purchase from or what to search?

Great work, I think it will fit perfect in my fiat 500. Thank you so much

Nice video. Why do you drive electric when combustion is such a great option? 55 miles doesn't seem like something you should have to worry about. Combustion gets great range, and fuels up in no time unlike electrics. Even teslas, and then teslas cost so much money.

great editing mate!

If you have to use fossil hydrocarbons, then use heating oil (kerosine). In the UK, it's a quarter of the price of road fuel diesel.

12v batt dead in 3 minutes !!!

Thank you very much for making a clear and easy to understand video.

Propane fuelled heaters are actually less expensive.
Though just seen a self contained Chinese diesel heater for less than £100

You could use a Mr. Heater Portable Buddy Heater.

cool setup. I'd be tempted to leave the exhaust sticking out from under the car so the hot toxic exhaust fumes can't rise up into the car although they shouldn't anyway if everything's sealed well.

What a channel. Simply ingenious. I still cannot understand why I managed to miss these videos after years of EV video watching.

for the windshield I dont think you need to add a fan, cant you just turn your car heater on so its on "fan only" mode usually by putting the temperature setting in the middle, and turning on the recirculating mode

Would this work in my petrol car and mount it under the bonnet and blow the hot air through the firewall?

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This is awesome. I was nder if I can do whatever car winter living with that thing

Just found this video. Is it just me that finds it hilarious that you burn diesel to heat your EV? 😂😂 Kind of double moral if you ask me.

You were right about romance being dead man. Fast forward to few year later. Despite all odds you moved on. Cap off for you.

Man, thanks for this video in 2024, i just installed this on my Nissan leaf, the all in one 5kw from vevor. Believe me ,life has been good driving in the winter. I drive Ev for the cheap motoring. You inspired me

I know this is old, but the heater needs a power source, so you would be using some of your battery charge to power this. The question is, how does it affect range?

Second video I've seen of someone installing a diesel heater in their persoanl EV to deal with winter range problems. In Canada there are electric school buses with diesel heaters.