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Old 11-06-2023, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Cliff Fr View Post
Using the AC on an electric car drops the driving range quite a bit. Because of that manufacturers have had to find ways to make the AC system more efficient. GM has done this by using a smaller compressor and a highly toxic gas as a refrigerant. Anyone working on the system has to have special equipment and wear ppe. The gas is so toxic that they have to use a totally separate system in the vehicle for it.
Not sure about the toxic part but it’s true, ac cuts your range. Heat probably does too.