The real reality is that with direct fuel injection and everything under computer control, warming up the engine isn’t a thing anymore.
replyOf course it's still a thing. It takes 30 seconds, but it's there and requires energy.
replyCompare the smell of exhaust next time you do a cold and warm start of a combustion car. That smell is the engine running rich, because the fuel can't initially vaporise properly.
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