Also the Jackdaws

Imagine if it’s just a crate with a standard plug that can just swap out. Only need an extra 100 miles? Plug in a second battery pack. Road tripping across the continent? Plug in a generator and top it up with gas as needed. Heck, imagine if the main battery packs were modular, so you only bring enough battery for your 20 minute commute with you during the week, then add more battery packs for longer trips. Heck with such a model it would make sense to rent a battery for a weekend, or borrow a friend’s battery pack, plus it might also make later life repurposing much easier if the packs can be plugged into a stationary battery without requiring dissassmbly

Heated blanket over the battery?

This is not uncommon for ICE vehicles as well. Small electric heater on the engine block to help keep things above 0 and speed up the process of starting the car and getting up to temp

I believe they have like a month to comply.

According to my training when I was handling my workplace’s GDPR request email companies have 30 days to respond. Meaning they could simply have a bot respond to all incoming emails on day 29 and say “we’re reviewing your request” and be in compliance for a while longer