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Question For Those With A Hybrid Vehicle
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:56 am
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:56 am
Last week, I observed a Toyota SUV operating in hybrid (all electric) mode. If you own a hybrid, does your A/C compressor run when in electric mode? I'm only familiar with A/C compressors that run off a pulley and belt, with power that is supplied by the engine. If the engine is shut off for fuel efficiently, do you continue to receive cold air? What powers the compressor in these situations? TIA
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Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:58 am to ronniep1
Naw, the DC compressor runs in the all electric mode brah.
Try to keep up.
Try to keep up.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:12 am to ronniep1
The compressor just needs to be spun, whether by a belt or an electric motor. Since we can be pretty certain that no one is buying all electric vehicles without a/c, whatever those vehicles use is probably what is used in hybrids.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:14 am to ronniep1
Bookmarked for when someone says there is no such thing as a dumb question.
This post was edited on 7/30/21 at 10:15 am
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:18 am to ronniep1
I drove a Prius yesterday for the first time, and although the AC would keep running when the engine stopped, it wouldn’t run for long on battery before restarting the engine. Now, maybe that’s because the car is old and the battery is shite, but it needed the ICE to keep up with yesterday’s 100 degree weather.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:19 am to ronniep1
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A/C compressor
there you go
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:23 am to ronniep1
Toyota hybrids use an A/C compressor that uses the belt drive when the engine is running and switches to battery power when the engine is not running
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:24 am to ronniep1
Hybrid Rav4. No AC volume drop when in all electric. Sitting waiting for curbside food can run AC the whole time until the battery gets below 30% then the engine turns on to recharge the battery pack.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:25 am to ronniep1
i just bought a jeep wrangler 4xe plug in hybrid. The ac runs in all electric mode. I can remote start it and basically nothing turns on but the electric motor and ac and it wil run for 5-10 minutes before it starts to draw a lot of battery.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:28 am to ronniep1
Many new hybrids and plug in hybrids have the option to run the A/C when the care is off, pretty good option IMO.
Posted on 7/30/21 at 3:20 pm to ronniep1
I checked a Toyota parts website. For a 2020 Prius the air conditioning compressor and the drive motor are a single unit (a $1500 unit).
I'm assuming this motor is powered by the battery pack, so it can indeed run while the gas engine is shut down.
I'm assuming this motor is powered by the battery pack, so it can indeed run while the gas engine is shut down.
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