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Subject:Re: They said it couldn't be done....
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sun, 24 Aug 2014 09:53:32 -0500

I looked into the electrical AC in the Prius a while back, interesting. Is
any manufacturer using them like a heat pump, to provide heat, too?

Jim

On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Heat would have to be resistance, AC would have to be driven by separate
> electric motor (latter would be like most hybrids and EVs on the road now,
> factory built).  Interesting that it indicates a manual transmission.  Not
> common in electrically driven vehicles.  mcneely
>
> ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Add doesn’t say if it has heat or air conditioning.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Jim Felder
> > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 8:25 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: They said it couldn't be done....
> >
> > And maybe it couldn't, but here is an all-electric VW bus that the owner
> claims will run on the highway, 200 mile range, etc.:
> >
> > http://bham.craigslist.org/cto/4627305079.html
> >
> > Jim
>
> --
> David McNeely
>