Thanks to using this natural refrigerant for its mobile heating and cooling needs, the ID.5 achieves increased efficiency and range, according to the manufacturer.
The heat pump can reduce the loss of range that climate control causes, especially in winter.
All models of new ID.3 and ID.4 cars are equipped with energy-efficient heat pump for heating and AC.
Researchers have found a CO2-based heat pump to be the most efficient of four options studied for mobile air conditioning.
Volkswagen will use CO2 as the refrigerant in one electric vehicle series by the end of 2019, reports German environmental journalist Joachim Wille.
Volkswagen follows through with its commitment to use CO2 in mobile air conditioning systems as an alternative to HFO-1234yf under the MAC Directive.
