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Abstract One novel multi-layered anti-icing/de-icing coating has been developed by combination of the fronted electric heating coating and top super-hydrophobic coating. Compared with the conventional electric heating method where the elements are embedded in fiber reinforced plastic, this multi-layered coating can reduce the energy consumption by up to 58% for anti-icing. The anti-icing experiments demonstrate that the multi-layered coating not only realizes anti-icing with low-temperature (the anti-icing temperature was about 7 °C), but also possesses high-efficient electric heating and anti-icing performances. From the viewpoint of micro-scale, the experiment of ice drop detaching from substrate was conducted to demonstrate that the thin water layer greatly reduces the ice adhesive force. The electric heating coating has the potential for diverse industrial applications due to its convenient fabrication, damage resistance and high-efficient anti-icing/de-icing properties.