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Originally Posted by phillyc
The Lotus Elise has an electric compressor too. As per my above posts i'm pretty sure most would see that i'm an advocating more electric ancillaries in the car. Ie Water pump, power steering, regenerative charging via alternator. I think adding air conditioning compressor is probably another one to add to that list which is clearly necessary with stop-start.
Having these items driven electrically frees up underbonnet room by not requiring to be driven off the crank, reduces fuel consumption as the systems kick in when required, their control systems are often superior too.
I like big powerful cars, but added economy is great and narrows the ownership cost down towards smaller cars.
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Yeah I totally agree. I have been saying they should run electric compressors, power steering pumps etc ever since our fuel prices shot up and everyone became so worried about fuel economy. It makes perfect sense and has been used on quite a few cars already.