Dumb question about electric cars...
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Without getting knee-deep in the technical end of it......just a quick look at just one vehicle......the GM Tahoe/Denali Hybrid uses an electric compressor to move refrigerant for HVAC rather than a belt driven compressor, in the "auto shut off mode" or in the "electric only mode" you can still be very comfortable.
The steering and brakes are also electrically boosted rather than vacuum or hydraulically boosted with an engine driven pump.
The steering and brakes are also electrically boosted rather than vacuum or hydraulically boosted with an engine driven pump.
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Without getting knee-deep in the technical end of it......just a quick look at just one vehicle......the GM Tahoe/Denali Hybrid uses an electric compressor to move refrigerant for HVAC rather than a belt driven compressor, in the "auto shut off mode" or in the "electric only mode" you can still be very comfortable.
The steering and brakes are also electrically boosted rather than vacuum or hydraulically boosted with an engine driven pump.
The steering and brakes are also electrically boosted rather than vacuum or hydraulically boosted with an engine driven pump.
The condensor and evaporator (back of the engine bay in the photo) reverse their roles so to speak depending on whether you are heating or cooling.
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Jeff, when all the hype about the Chevy volt started, that was my question too....
I though 40 miles without having to run an engine. So, the only way I see that working is using some sort of electric heat, which is very inefficient. My guess would be running electric heat/defrost would bring that range to less than half.
The car sounds great if you live in SoCal or Texas or Florida, but up here????
I though 40 miles without having to run an engine. So, the only way I see that working is using some sort of electric heat, which is very inefficient. My guess would be running electric heat/defrost would bring that range to less than half.
The car sounds great if you live in SoCal or Texas or Florida, but up here????
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Yeah, I don't think electric heat woould cut it too well in these northern latitudes. I thought maybe a propane heater similar to a motor home. Heck 20lbs of propane would probably last a couple months.
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