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Old 07-13-2008, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeremy5848 View Post
........ This would allow you to put the car in the mode where the gas engine stops at a traffic light (for instance) but you still get to have cool air. Up to this point, if you want cold air, you have to keep the gas engine running. It's a neat idea but I have no idea how they will actually do it.
Current Prius already does that. A/C compressor is driven by an electric motor, not by the engine.
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