Modern heat pumps, including those designed specifically for cold climates, often don’t switch to backup heat until the temperature is much lower, typically around 5 degrees, he said.

Making the switch from fossil fuels like oil, propane or natural gas to clean energy is an environmentally friendly, ...

The EV models that did not utilize a heat pump, including the ID.4, saw their batteries reduced by an average of 28 percent, compared to an average of 13 percent for cars with heat pumps ...

So, your heat pump may be blowing cold air because of a refrigerant leak. ‘If the refrigerant level is low, often due to a ...

Our new cold-climate heat pumps offer a more energy efficient solution that more homeowners across the country can now benefit from.” These units are the first in Carrier’s residential ducted heat ...

How to get a heat pump installed Heat pumps were installed in more than 27,300 Massachusetts households in 2024 through the end of September, according to preliminary Mass Save numbers.

The increasing popularity of residential air-source heat pumps also means increasing room for installation errors. Experts ...

Two years ago, the mercury dipped well below zero, significantly colder than this week. The Globe reached out to heat pump owners to see how their systems fared in the bitter cold in February 2023 ...

The first heat pumps to pass the U.S. Department of Energy's Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge might be in customers' homes by the end of the year.

Photo: Bosch Bosch is now the first manufacturer to bring a cold-climate heat pump to market as part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge.

Having a heat pump isn't everything, though; some EVs without one can still deliver over 80% of their real-world range in the cold. No matter what type of car you drive, cold weather means the ...

Image: Lennox Lennox Residential HVAC has launched an extreme cold climate heat pump that warms a house with low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant in temperatures as low as -20F.. It’s ...