New System Allows Vehicle Heaters to Operate Without the Use of the Engine

People have always hated getting in their stone cold car in the winter. Pre-heating the engine came as an alternative some time ago, when owners were able to start their engines from their car alarm’s remote control, but this was not an universal solution. It’s not that safe to keep your engine running in an underground parking lot, and it’s definitely not very green of you.

This problem seems to have been solved by Energy Xtreme and Espar Heater Systems, which have built a system capable to efficiently power a vehicle’s entire electrical load and heating unit without the need to start the vehicle’s engine.

“This partnership combines two very important technologies,” said Ross Johnson, Energy Xtreme’s business development director. “Because all of these systems will be operating independently of the vehicle engine, emissions and fuel usage can be greatly reduced.”

The system will not only be able to heat up the interior, but also to pre-heat the vehicle’s engine. The new gadget is compatible with a wide range of vehicles, including large ones like trucks or busses.

“Espar Heater Systems has over 39 years of North American experience in the auxiliary fuel operated heater business. We are fully aware that power supplies to mobile applications have a crucial impact on emission reduction,” Espar President Volker Hohensee said. “Energy Xtreme’s new development is filling that gap and will provide the missing link to make anti-idling technologies such as the Espar Heaters more successful.”