Comments on: Hybrid Cars and Air Cond? http://blog.hybridcargurus.com/other-cars-transportation/hybrid-cars-and-air-cond/ hybrid car technology, price, battery and comparison Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: joeschmoe http://blog.hybridcargurus.com/other-cars-transportation/hybrid-cars-and-air-cond/comment-page-1/#comment-13343 joeschmoe Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:04:21 +0000 http://blog.hybridcargurus.com/other-cars-transportation/hybrid-cars-and-air-cond/#comment-13343 It depends on which hybrid. Honda's hybrids (Civic Hybrid and Insight) do require the gasoline engine to be turning to power the A/C, because their air conditioning compressor is belt-driven by the engine. On the other hand, hybrids using the Power Split Device system (Ford, Toyota, Nissan and Lexus) usually have an electrically-driven air-conditioning unit (not belt-driven by the gasoline engine), so their A/C works just fine when the car is running in electric mode (gasoline engine off). My '07 Prius is one of these. Its electrically-powered A/C works normally no matter what mode the car is running in.

It depends on which hybrid.

Honda’s hybrids (Civic Hybrid and Insight) do demand the gasoline engine to be turning to potential the A/C, in view of the fact that their air conditioning compressor is belt-obsessed by the engine.

On the additional hand, hybrids using the Potential Tear Contrivance logic (Ford, Toyota, Nissan and Lexus) ordinarily have an electrically-obsessed air-conditioning unit (not belt-obsessed by the gasoline engine), so their A/C facility just fine when the car is running in gripping mode (gasoline engine off).

My ‘07 Prius is one of these. Its electrically-powered A/C facility normally no matter what mode the car is running in.

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