And because winter tires are usually designed to work best within a
narrow temperature window, their durability is often drastically reduced when they're operated outside that window.
While engine temperature has traditionally been controlled in a rudimentary manner by a thermostat located close to the engine, this modern thermal management module controls the temperature conditions in the vehicle more precisely and enables operation in the optimal
temperature window in the fastest possible time.
Especially in autumn and winter, they rarely operate in the
desired temperature window, and performance in the rain tends to be poorer than standard brakes, as low initial bite is typically followed by sudden and extreme deceleration.
Precise control by means of a rotary slide valve enables the
ideal temperature window for the engine and transmission to be reached rapidly.
In
cold temperatures windows and glass facades function like a thermal bridge: The warm air escapes and it becomes unpleasantly chilly in the living area.
So I think we do in fact know what the «optimum»
temperature window is for modern human civilization — and we are about to find out the unpleasant consequences of breaking through that window.
Fourth, Mr. Romm provides us with a figure which purports to show us the «optimum»
temperature window.