I can say that the range loss in the winter is not from heating the cabin. On a zero degree day I drove with the heat off and heated seats off for 30 miles. I then drove with the heat on for the same distance. Minimal difference in my efficiency. Range loss in winter is from heating the battery and all batteries hate cold weather, plain and simple. I do like the idea of this, I am also considering a solid tint. I dislike the glass roof and the glare on the screens along with the ridiculous heat.
I'm mostly interested in the ability for it to help maintain a cooler cabin during the summer and a warmer cabin in the winter. I figured the ability for it to make a meaningful impact on range will likely be minimal since battery temp will be the main factor for that.
I assume they are in business since they emailed me last Friday letting me know it's available now after I had asked about it a couple weeks ago.
Just mostly curiosity at this point. I'll likely go ceramic tint at the end of the day but thought it was an interesting product and just wanted to see if others had experience with it.
Same, wish they talked more about that. And maybe a comparison against the silver fabric liners, which I have now.
Because of the risk of breaking the top glass with tint.
I've heard this a lot about tinting the roof but haven't seen much direct evidence about it. I have my windshield tinted which would typically see more blunt for trauma as well as similar radiation from the sun yet no one seems to talk about windshields getting tinted.
Same. I can't find hard evidence, so it's just some level of perceived risk. I have no idea what risk there could be with the double panel, since it would protect the top glass from the huge heat differential from the inside, and that part would be an improvement.