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Will your next car have an A/C compressor?

Energy Efficiency and Technology -- Researchers there claim they've come up with an adsorption-based air conditioning scheme that could eliminate the need for compressors in air conditioners and thus drastically boost fuel mileage.

Even vehicle air conditioning is a candidate for techniques that eliminate the compressor. That is why Sorption Energy in the UK is developing high-efficiency vehicle air-conditioning powered only by waste heat from the engine cooling system. They company says its technology will work well in current vehicles and is expected to work with hybrid electric vehicles incorporating internal combustion engines -- basically, with any kind of vehicle where there's waste heat.

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Submitted Aug 24, 2010 By: NekoSJG

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kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,894 Points:561,410 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2010 6:40:56 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse yes.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,203 Points:245,355 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2010 4:13:49 PM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Yes, it probably will have one.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,203 Points:245,355 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 26, 2010 4:13:16 PM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Deleted repeat. [Edited by: gs7101 at 8/26/2010 4:14:59 PM EST]
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:6,059 Points:1,723,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 1:22:01 PM Ignore egd Report Abuse like the sound of this, how much heat is needed, I believe supplying heat in Minnesota really changes my winter mileage in my Pruis
jedintheshed Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,587 Points:477,640 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 11:32:07 AM Ignore jedintheshed Report Abuse Gotta have my cool, cool air.
investmentdr Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,800 Points:998,335 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 10:18:13 AM Ignore investmentdr Report Abuse My current car doesn't have one (at least not a working one). Thank you GM.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:4,701 Points:1,655,795 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 8:41:10 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Interesting, even though the title was not posted correctly... "That's cool! Innovative air-conditioning schemes are in the wings"
i4runner Veteran Author Orlando Posts:278 Points:59,910 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 7:31:46 AM Ignore i4runner Report Abuse It is a great idea, but I also would want to see it proven before I got excited about it. When the inside of the car tops 120 degrees I want something that will cool the car fast.
torn8owx Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,313 Points:577,515 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 6:32:09 AM Ignore torn8owx Report Abuse If it's lighter it will help raise mileage. Question is how costly is it?
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,242 Points:1,398,535 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 4:00:54 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse SWAMP COOLER IS FOR VOLKSWAGEN
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,242 Points:1,398,535 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2010 3:58:28 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse YES !
fuelconscious Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,082 Points:538,870 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 11:26:02 PM Ignore fuelconscious Report Abuse As long as it doesn't reduce the fuel economy on the vehicle then its great.
pgriff1 Champion Author New Orleans Posts:4,287 Points:1,587,035 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 11:08:49 PM Ignore pgriff1 Report Abuse Wonder how much BTU it can handle.
vandamme Champion Author New York Posts:1,018 Points:117,800 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 9:33:29 PM Ignore vandamme Report Abuse "we could so use this in vegas! " Meh, you can use a swamp cooler
HELLRAZOR Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:3,616 Points:622,750 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 9:14:00 PM Ignore HELLRAZOR Report Abuse we could so use this in vegas!
leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:3,030 Points:581,815 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 7:47:55 PM Ignore leemun Report Abuse Sometimes we see real innovation, not the bogus government grant stuff.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,906 Points:1,092,475 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 6:39:42 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse If it works people will buy it. Could be a great savings idea.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:43,375 Points:1,713,080 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 6:37:52 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Adsorption technology is well proven. Venerable old Servel gas refrigerators have worked for decades; so long, in fact, that they're succumbing to corrosion. The bad thing about that is that some of them are kicking out carbon monoxide.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,170 Points:1,366,955 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 5:46:23 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Would really want to check it out before I give up my proven Air. It gets HOT in the South.