Do seats have "special" material?

[boblinkent]

Hi guys, I posted previous requests on seat heating and thank you guys for your help.
I was recently advised that the seat material recycles your body heat so the car seat is always as warm as, in this instance, your back.
This is the first time that I heard of seat material being able to absorb and then re-heat, you body heat and wanted to check if this is true?
Thank you
Bob

 

[DanDi58]

Hi guys, I posted previous requests on seat heating and thank you guys for your help.
I was recently advised that the seat material recycles your body heat so the car seat is always as warm as, in this instance, your back.
This is the first time that I heard of seat material being able to absorb and then re-heat, you body heat and wanted to check if this is true?
Thank you
Bob

I haven't heard that. If that's the case, why would they need seat heaters? Tesla calls it 'Vegan Leather' which, in my book, is equivalent to a really nice vinyl....

 

[boblinkent]

Hi Dan, I found this article from a few years that descrobes a new (liquid) seat heat and cool system that doesn't address what I was asking about but it's still interesting to know
Thank you for your help Don
Bob

Tesla Patents New Way to Heat and Cool Your Rear End

Using liquid in multilayer car seats could be genius, or messy, but either way it's an interesting idea.

www.caranddriver.com

 

[MattM24]

I haven't heard that. If that's the case, why would they need seat heaters? Tesla calls it 'Vegan Leather' which, in my book, is equivalent to a really nice vinyl....

Vegan leather is PU, not vinyl. But ya, fake leather either way.

 

[M00cow]

Hi guys, I posted previous requests on seat heating and thank you guys for your help.
I was recently advised that the seat material recycles your body heat so the car seat is always as warm as, in this instance, your back.
This is the first time that I heard of seat material being able to absorb and then re-heat, you body heat and wanted to check if this is true?
Thank you
Bob

There is a fabric that does this - Outlast (usually found in sports/outdoor/motorcycle clothing) or Stratos (seems to be limited to bedding like Simba's duvet). Have a look at PCM fabrics for more info.

It does work (I have the duvet and it provides year round "just right" temperature) BUT I would expect it to be marketed by Tesla in some shape or form if they use it, as it was developed for the NASA space program.