{"id":45640,"date":"2025-07-29T15:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=45640"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:19:21","slug":"ice-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/07\/29\/ice-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/ICE-Heat-Best-Of.mp3\">ICE-Heat-Best-Of.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/ICE-Heat-Best-Of.mp4\">ICE-Heat-Best-Of.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/ICE-Heat.mp3\">ICE-Heat.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/ICE-Heat.mp4\">ICE-Heat.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/ICE-Heat-intro.mp3\">ICE-Heat-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nFor being ice cold<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re way too hot<br \/>\nStory&#8217;s getting old<br \/>\nIs that all you&#8217;ve got?<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nOh, no, no&#8230; ice heat<br \/>\n(Taking over the street)<br \/>\nOh, what a tragic cost<br \/>\n(Thermal energy loss)<br \/>\nWhoa! Being so lazy<br \/>\n(Is driving me crazy)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nCan we endure<br \/>\n(Upping the temperature)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nFiring on all cylinders<br \/>\nIn a mad race to waste<br \/>\nYou and your parishioners<br \/>\nAll praying in haste<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nOh, no, no&#8230; ice heat<br \/>\n(Taking over the street)<br \/>\nOh, what a tragic cost<br \/>\n(Thermal energy loss)<br \/>\nWhoa! Being so lazy<br \/>\n(Is driving me crazy)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nCan we endure<br \/>\n(Upping the temperature)<br \/>\nNo, no! (That&#8217;s for sure)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nOh, no, no&#8230; ice heat<br \/>\n(Taking over the street)<br \/>\nOh, what a tragic cost<br \/>\n(Thermal energy loss)<br \/>\nWhoa! Being so lazy<br \/>\n(Is driving me crazy)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nSay no! (Know more)<br \/>\n(Stopping the temperature)<br \/>\nNo, no! We can&#8217;t endure<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s for sure)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\nThe <strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"27\">thermal energy loss<\/strong> difference between an <strong data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"94\">internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle<\/strong> and an <strong data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"127\">electric vehicle (EV)<\/strong> is dramatic.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"199\">\ud83d\udd25 <strong data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"199\">ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) Vehicle:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"551\">\n<li data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"281\">\n<p data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"281\"><strong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"217\">Efficiency:<\/strong> ~20% to 30% of the energy in gasoline is converted into motion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"551\">\n<p data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"420\"><strong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"308\">Thermal Energy Loss:<\/strong> About <strong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"329\">70% to 80%<\/strong> of the energy is lost as heat \u2014 through the engine block, exhaust, radiator, and friction.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"551\">\n<li data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"551\">\n<p data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"468\">For every <strong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"448\">100 units<\/strong> of gasoline energy:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"551\">\n<li data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"510\">\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"510\"><strong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"490\">70\u201380 units<\/strong> are wasted as heat.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"551\">\n<p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"551\">Only <strong data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"537\">20\u201330 units<\/strong> move the car.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"556\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"590\">\u26a1 <strong data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"590\">Electric Vehicle (EV):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"914\">\n<li data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"664\">\n<p data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"664\"><strong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"608\">Efficiency:<\/strong> ~85% to 95% of battery energy is converted into motion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"914\">\n<p data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"790\"><strong data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"691\">Thermal Energy Loss:<\/strong> Only about <strong data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"716\">5% to 15%<\/strong> is lost as heat \u2014 primarily in the inverter, motor windings, and battery.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"914\">\n<li data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"914\">\n<p data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"834\">For every <strong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"818\">100 units<\/strong> of electricity:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"914\">\n<li data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"870\">\n<p data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"870\"><strong data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"856\">85\u201395 units<\/strong> move the car.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"914\">\n<p data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"914\">Only <strong data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"896\">5\u201315 units<\/strong> are lost as heat.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"919\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"968\">\ud83d\udd01 Implications for Climate and Efficiency:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1321\">\n<li data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1033\">\n<p data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1033\"><strong data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1023\">ICE cars waste up to 4 times more energy as heat<\/strong> than EVs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1190\">\n<p data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1190\">This waste adds to <strong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1069\">urban heat<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1088\">air pollution<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1122\">greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong> (especially when factoring in upstream refining and oil transport).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1321\">\n<p data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1321\"><strong data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1273\">EVs, even when powered by fossil-fueled grids, remain more efficient overall<\/strong>, and they benefit further as grids get cleaner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/upward\/\">Upward<\/a>&#8220;<\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE-Heat-Best-Of.mp3 ICE-Heat-Best-Of.mp4 ICE-Heat.mp3 ICE-Heat.mp4 ICE-Heat-intro.mp3 [Verse 1] For being ice cold You&#8217;re way too hot Story&#8217;s getting old Is that all you&#8217;ve got? [Chorus] Oh, no, no&#8230; ice heat (Taking over the street) Oh, what a tragic cost (Thermal energy loss) Whoa! Being so lazy (Is driving me crazy) [Bridge] Can we endure (Upping the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,14],"tags":[163,4150],"class_list":["post-45640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-climate-change","tag-upward"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45640"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45653,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45640\/revisions\/45653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}