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Re:Toyota testing improved solar roof for EVs that can charg... by hwillis on Friday July 05, 2019 @02:51PM (#20364831)
That's for a belt-driven A/C, tied directly to the engine RPM. They're inherently much less efficient because they have to work over a wide range of speeds. A motor-driven A/C will be 1-2 kW.

That's also the peak power, and a motorized A/C will instead be turned on and off leading to a much lower power draw that also depends less on the peak power. Typically a 50-30% duty cycle, so 200-300 watts very roughly. More depending on the insulation, sun, and outside temperature.

Re:Toyota testing improved solar roof for EVs that can charg... by robocat on Friday July 05, 2019 @06:55PM (#20366547)
And if instead of getting into a sweltering 330K car, if 300W was enough power to cool it to a reasonable 300K, that's still a win. Happy to start car to cool it down to a comfier 295K.
Re:Toyota testing improved solar roof for EVs that can charg... by WrtCdEvrydy on Friday July 05, 2019 @07:56PM (#20366818)
This man is using Kelvin... why do you use Kelvin?