[ausev] A/C in an EV

[Claire Sorenson]

I saw that the company offers two lines of portable 12v coolers, those that
use water for drier climates and those that use ice for more humid climates.
If you don't have the space or the power they seem like a good alternative.
They cost from  about $290 to $700.  If money is an issue, it is cheaper
than a built in system.  Otherwise a built in system is probably a lot more
effective for cooling.

I have heard so many ideas about A/C for EV's.  I am curious what would be
people's number one choice if money was not an issue.  Or if you wanted to
factor in power, space, and money, what would be the number one choice out
of everything that has been listed?


CS Unlimited
Claire Sorenson
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-----Original Message-----
From: ausev-bounces at austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces at austinev.org] On
Behalf Of Christopher Robison
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:02 PM
To: ausev at austinev.org
Subject: Re: [ausev] A/C in an EV

On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 20:43 -0500, Claire Sorenson wrote:
> ...
> all out.  Meanwhile, even a few degress cooler is better than nothing.  
> I found two more websites with 12 volt portable water coolers if 
> anyone else wants a short term fix.  They are listed below:
> 
> http://www.swampy.net/hprices.html

You may already know this, but be aware that this product line is a horse of
a different color. These are evaporative coolers, or "swamp coolers" which
are an enclosure-contained version of the patio mist idea. A true air
conditioner and an icewater contraption both reduce humidity as they cool. A
swamp cooler instead increases humidity. They can cool the air
substantially, but work best when it's dry. At the same time, they'll also
reduce the cooling effectiveness of your own perspiration to some degree.

>  
> http://www.kooleraire.com/

Now *there* you go!  That's more like it. If you want to experiment with the
icewater idea, here's a price that's actually fair.


--
Christopher Robison
chris at ohmbre.org
http://ohmbre.org          <-- 1999 Isuzu Hombre + Z2K + Warp13!

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