ERG4ALL
Well-known member
I would like to see Nissan offer an optional propane heater. What I have in mind is a heater like one of those that you see as table top heaters that use a screw-on one quart disposable propane canister. It would reside outside of the passenger compartment and have a heat exchanger that would take cabin air and heat it through the heat exchanger while the propane exhaust is exhausted to the outside air.
The advantage is that the heater is used only for a portion of the year. Because it is heating up cabin air (especially if the cabin air has been preheated before travel starts) it would take very little propane to keep the cabin warm while driving and yet save several miles of travel on a charge in the winter.
If designed in from the begining, it shouldn't be all that expensive of an option. Table-top heaters are not expensive.
The advantage is that the heater is used only for a portion of the year. Because it is heating up cabin air (especially if the cabin air has been preheated before travel starts) it would take very little propane to keep the cabin warm while driving and yet save several miles of travel on a charge in the winter.
If designed in from the begining, it shouldn't be all that expensive of an option. Table-top heaters are not expensive.