Automotive thermal management company Hanon Systems has has manufactured its millionth electric R744 (carbon dioxide) compressor for EVs. The R744 compressors, which have been in high-volume production at the company’s Palmela plant in Portugal since 2019, are at the core of energy-efficient heating and cooling systems used in modern electric cars. Continue reading A million R744 EV heat pumps!
Australia’s drive to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 is intensifying with a recently announced 2035 emissions reduction target of up to 70 per cent – but industry debate reveals both progress and friction in terms of low-emission transport, the adoption of electric vehicles, and a big missed opportunity when it comes to refrigerants. Global scrutiny … Continue reading The road to Net Zero: progress and friction
World’s second-largest carmaker commits to R744 as AC refrigerant German automotive giant Volkswagen Group hit the headlines in March when it confirmed its pursuit of carbon dioxide as an air conditioning refrigerant as part of a plan to become the world’s most environmentally sustainable carmaker by 2018. According to German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, VW Group … Continue reading CO2 refrigerant for VW Group
