Author: Haitham Razagui

Videos: VASA’s trip to drive EVs in France and visit Frankfurt show

VASA editor Haitham Razagui has put together a video about the two Renault electric vehicles he drove during his European trip ahead of their Australian debut next month and created a trailer to a longer film about the spectacular 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. These videos supplement comprehensive coverage of both topics in your must-read November Continue reading Videos: VASA’s trip to drive EVs in France and visit Frankfurt show

VASA stars in ARC’s educational video about new refrigerants

VASA president Ian Stangroome appears in a video produced by the Australian Refrigeration Council designed to educate people about new automotive refrigerants R1234yf and R744. As part of the ARC’s emerging refrigerants project, VASA along with businesses such as CoolDrive and training providers were consulted for technical information about the refrigerants, their safe usage and Continue reading VASA stars in ARC’s educational video about new refrigerants

Aussie government running free HFC phase-down info sessions

THE Department of the Environment and Energy is running a series of free information sessions around Australia in late 2017 and early 2018. These sessions will discuss what the HFC phase down will mean for HFC users including equipment owners and technicians, and other changes to the program to reduce emissions and increase efficiency. There Continue reading Aussie government running free HFC phase-down info sessions

DR WAWZYNIAK described at length the challenges of using heat pumps in electrified vehicles, but said a side-effect of autonomous technology – even lower levels that require an alert driver behind the wheel – is making life easier for engineers working on ways of efficiently heating the cabin of a battery-powered car. Carmakers would love Continue reading WHY AUTONOMOUS DRIVING WILL ULTIMATELY FAVOUR YF OVER R744

ELECTRIFIED and self-driving vehicles are presenting curve-balls to suppliers that design, engineer and make thermal management and HVAC systems. This is having an impact on refrigerant choices, because while R1234yf is great for conventional air-conditioning and R744 is better for heat pumps in low ambients, YF comes into its own again when scavenging heat from Continue reading SECOND COMING