A comparative study of electric car in-cabin temperature and air quality.

In today's fast-paced world, where heavy road traffic is a common occurrence, the driver's undivided attention and road safety are directly linked to the comfort provided inside the vehicle. The focus of the paper is on the experimental research into a mass-produced urban electric vehicle subjected to relatively high ambient temperatures during testing. The temperature inside the cabin space was measured both before and after activating the remote climate control of the vehicle. The findings suggest that following a 10- minute cooling interval, both the air and steering wheel temperatures decreased by approximately 25 °C. The upper part of the dashboard remains very hot, but this does not cause discomfort for the driver when starting the vehicle. The paper also includes a comparison of air quality levels between an electric vehicle and a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]