Peltier-based heating/cooling cupholders are a real automotive application where Peltier reversibility is useful, but this niche application has not been widely adopted despite being technically feasible, suggesting limited practical demand even for specialized use cases.

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heated and cooled cupholders in cars is one application for this in real life... But, in all honesty, that's mostly a gimmick. I saw it at the auto show when I was maybe 12 and it hasn't taken the world by storm yet.

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Thermoelectric cooling: it's not great.Technology Connections
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:53:39 AM

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