Nonsense headline. They are referring to R-32 made by Daikin. An A/C unit using it is 10% more efficient than R-410a. Impact on BEV range will be minimal.
Seems like the headline is badly written. More likely the new refrigerant only reduces the range hit of using the AC by 50%.
Still a worthwhile improvement if the global warming potential of the gas isn't worse than what they currently use.
I'm most interested in the low boiling point, which has the potential to make heat pumps more efficient at very low temperatures. In much of Canada, heat pumps become pointless as heaters for a couple months of the year.
Nonsense headline. They are referring to R-32 made by Daikin. An A/C unit using it is 10% more efficient than R-410a. Impact on BEV range will be minimal.
WOW! A 2000 mile Aptera! /s
Seems like the headline is badly written. More likely the new refrigerant only reduces the range hit of using the AC by 50%.
Still a worthwhile improvement if the global warming potential of the gas isn't worse than what they currently use.
I'm most interested in the low boiling point, which has the potential to make heat pumps more efficient at very low temperatures. In much of Canada, heat pumps become pointless as heaters for a couple months of the year.
Maybe 0.50%? ;-P
That seems like a stretch...