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A closer look at why heat pumps are dominating EV HVAC systems

Charged EVs

To bring all of this into a concrete example, I’ll use the specs from the window AC unit in my shop: it’s rated at 6,000 BTU on the box (though the data label does correctly refer to “BTU / hr”) and consumes 5.1 kW to travel at 60 mph (100 kph), the max range will be 93 miles (150 km).