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[CO.sub.2]-based A/C systems help heat hybrid vehicles. (Advanced in Automotive Materials).

Advanced Materials & Processes,  July, 2002  

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Denso Corp., Kariya, Japan, is a major manufacturer of automotive air conditioning (A/C) systems. It was a leader in the global conversion from ozone-depleting R-12 refrigerant to ozone-safe R-134a in the early 1990s. Today's A/C and heating systems work fine in conventionally powered (internal combustion engine) vehicles, which draw cabin heat from engine coolant.

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However, says Denso, these climate-control systems can't provide sufficient cabin heating in hybrid and so-called idle-stop vehicles without add-ons such as electrically powered assists. The solution, as reported by ...

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