Japanese top air conditioner maker Daikin Industries claims that it has developed a refrigerant for EVs that can extend their range by up to 50%, with the product scheduled to go on sale by 2025. According to a report, Daikin’s new refrigerant has a boiling point of about minus 40 degree C, which is 10 to 15 degrees lower than the product currently used by EV makers worldwide. The Japanese company says that it will consider the price of the new refrigerant depending on the market prices.
As per Daikin, in an EV with a range of 200 km (124 miles) on a full charge operating in an urban area of Japan with the air conditioner running, the new refrigerant could unlock an additional 100 km (62 miles) of range.
Daikin has already developed the product, and U.S. industry group SAE International will verify its performance and safety under operating conditions. Daikin is not currently involved in the automotive market, despite being the world’s largest air conditioner manufacturer by sales and the leading producer of refrigerant. That will obviously change as will enter the market with its new EV air conditioner refrigerant by 2025. By that year, global EV production is estimated to rise to 11.84 million units, 5.3 times higher than in 2020, according to IHS Markit.
Source: Inside EVs
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