Incredible car feature has transformed winter driving for the better – but there’s a catch

WINTER is coming, and we all know that means standing out in the cold scraping ice off our windscreens each morning.

Well, it used to; an incredible new car feature means that freezing hands could be a thing of the past.

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Petrol and diesel cars need to be switched on and left to warm up before everything starts to thaw out.

But there is another way – the catch is that you’ll need an electric car and somewhere to charge it.

Most electric cars can be pre-heated so that they’re toasty and ready to go as soon as you climb in.

That means no waiting in the cold for the darn thing to warm up and no scraping stubborn ice of your windscreen.

Even better, most EVs come with an app for your phone, meaning you don’t even need to go outside.

As long as the car is plugged in, you can sit in your warm house and pre-select when you want the heating to start and finish.

That way you can time it exactly before your commute.

Some cars even let you pre-programme exactly how warm you’d like your seat heater.

Pre-heating also warms up the car’s battery, making it more efficient and giving you a better range than waiting for the battery to warm on the move.

It’s a world away from the old days of coats, scarves and a frozen old engine that’s refusing to play ball on a dark Monday morning.

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