Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford...
by KK7NIL on Thursday October 24, 2024 @05:45PM
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> Im leqd to believe heatpump is a $50 device that manufacturers charge $2k for (must be more to it honestly).
Turning an AC unit into a heatpump is indeed pretty simple, but that type of heatpump doesn't work well when the temperature gradient is too high.
What you'd need to heat a car during winter is a "high temperature heat pump", which usually requires multiple stages, different thermal fluids, etc.
That's a much more complex and expensive system, not well suited to vehicles.
Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford...
by dzhiurgis on Thursday October 24, 2024 @10:46PM
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AFAIK in cold climates they use different refrigerant like methane, but that’s even more expensive.
Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford...
by Dylan16807 on Friday October 25, 2024 @01:54AM
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Expensive why? Methane itself is dirt cheap.
If that saves 10% of range that’s 10% less batteries which cost more than $50. Eventually all these savings add up so much that EV is lighter and cheaper than similar ICE vehicle…