Heated Seat, Finally

Thanks for the heat!

A few weeks ago I paid Auto-Trim Design of Helena to install a seat heater.  I have already used it on some cold mornings and it's very nice!

I can't believe I've gone through two winters without one.  Two bad things happen when cold temps begin: you lose a lot of range to the cold, and you lose range when you turn on the cabin heater.  Kind of a catch 22-- the only time you need the cabin heater is when the battery is suffering the most, thereby losing even more driving range.

Instead of using the main traction battery, a heated seat operates off the little 12V battery, the same as plugging in an accessory to your cigarette adapter.  In other words hardly lose any driving range by using a seat heater compared to using the Leaf's cabin heater.  And it feels amazingly warm.  

Regrettably my wife will not be enjoying a heated seat as she felt the expense was not worth it for both the driver's and the passenger seat.  I suppose she can enjoy it if she steals my car for the day :)