If you want to read through all the verbage from those who don't know, think they know, have an idea, you might find what you are looking for here: http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f10/how-much-current-does-c-compressor-draw-18234/ I am sure the information is available from Toyota so far as current draw and so on. Seems that this would be a rather major undertaking, maybe even requiring installation of a traction battery package, which is what the AC system runs off of. Can't see where you would come out ahead, but then I don't do conversions. mcneely ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I was looking through the Hayne's manual this evening for a parts > replacement for my wife's 2003 Prius. I noticed when flipping through the > manual that the 2004-on Prius have electrical AC compressors. Can anyone > comment on what kind of current it would take to run an AC compressor on > electricity? One of the big problems with diesel vanagon AC, besides the > power issue, is the mounting and location of the compressor and a way to > reliably drive it with a belt. An electrical solution would obviate that. > > Any comments? > > Jim -- David McNeely |
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