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Cars built in the last 15 years usually don't need to be warned up:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a19086/...

But yeah, icy/foggy windows are a pain to clear.

I live in Montreal, and when I had an ICE car, most days, it was fine to just de-icing the windows, then start the motor, and slowly roll out of the alley. Admittedly, most winter days, it's not that cold.

Kind of drives me crazy, the smell and pollution from idling ICE cars :/



> Cars built in the last 15 years usually don't need to be warned up:

They don't need to be warmed up for the engine. They still might need to be warmed up for the driver, though.


Sometimes you can’t drive until the defroster is warm enough to keep your own breath from fogging the windshield.


> But yeah, icy/foggy windows are a pain to clear.

I've had cars with auxiliary heat just for this purpose.


I had wondered if the engine bit was still necessary, thank you.




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