Automakers will get credits for installing low-GWP refrigerants in mobile air conditioners, in a reversal of plans to discard the credits along with other clean-car rules.
R744 is mentioned in a patent filed by Apple for a new electric vehicle thermal management system.
Researchers have found a CO2-based heat pump to be the most efficient of four options studied for mobile air conditioning.
Guangzhou Dinghan Railway Transportation Equipment Co. also debuts direct power supply system and an intelligent control system.
CO2 mobile air-conditioning’s success is linked to boosting the efficiency of electric vehicles, explained Sanden International’s Michael Matthias at ATMOsphere Europe 2018.
The mobile air-conditioning (MAC) manufacturer will showcase its CO2 portfolio at the international vehicle show.
Valeo, a French automotive supplier, has picked up an innovation award for its CO2 transcritical mobile air-conditioning system at Automechanika 2018 in Frankfurt.
Volkswagen will use CO2 as the refrigerant in one electric vehicle series by the end of 2019, reports German environmental journalist Joachim Wille.
Carbon dioxide is the coolant of the first all-electric Citaro bus, which will soon enter series production.
Valeo, a French automotive supplier, has picked up a technology award for its CO2 transcritical mobile air-conditioning system developed for electric cars.
