ItsNotAboutTheMoney
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I completely agree on your winter observations. My Volt's HVAC system is unable to keep the car cool in the summer, unable to keep it warm in the winter, and is unable to prevent the windshield from fogging year round. The cold weather all-electric range is also unaceptable on the volt. If it is below freezing, I take a 30%-40% range hit.
Ah yes, the fogging is terrible, and that makes things worse, because defog/defrost requires venting. It's when venting and driving at highway speed that the inadequacy of the heating is most noticeable. I'm hoping that the active grille will help control airflow and alleviate that problem. (Not that we'll be buying another Volt.)
In an interview, Andrew Farah did say that they'd improved heating efficiency slightly and beefed up the heater. Also add to that the rumor that ERDTT will have an override and it should be a more pleasant cabin in winter, even if the powerful heater is still a range killer. The slightly more powerful charger (3.6kW up from 3.3kW) should also help with pre-conditioning.