Electric vehicles: energy cuts for longer range
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Transport Smart, green and integrated transport Croatia Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Portugal Spain United Kingdomdate: 17/11/2016
Project: Low energy passenger comfort systems bas...
acronym: JOSPEL
Project coordinator: AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS
See also: CORDIS
In a standard vehicle, the heat created by the internal combustion engine can be used to warm its interior. Electric vehicle motors and batteries generate hardly any heat, however, and therefore require a separate heating solution. Current heating, ventilation and air conditioning technologies for electric vehicles reduce their operating range by up to 25 % according to the team behind the JOSPEL project.