[ausev] A/C in an EV

[TERRY KING]

I'm laying the groundwork toward converting a Geo Metro to battery electric and I plan to have air conditioning. I live in No.Texas which is no place to live without it; but it won't be based on refrigerant. I plan to circulate chilled water through my existing evaporator using an ordinary ice cooler. I may even try an ice & salt combination but that might be actually too corrosive for my aluminum evaporator. I've located on Ebay RV water pumps which move .7 to 2.8 gallons per minute and draw around 4 amps @ 12 volts. I figure the ice will melt to ambient temperture just about the time my battery pack is due a recharge. I'll keep you posted 
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