Of course it's still a thing. It takes 30 seconds, but it's there and requires energy.
Compare 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.
The real reality is that with direct fuel injection and everything under computer control, warming up the engine isn’t a thing anymore.
Of course it's still a thing. It takes 30 seconds, but it's there and requires energy.
Compare 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.