Manufacturing Magazine August 2022 | Page 62

SUSTAINABILITY
“ Honeywell invented HFO-1234yf and now offers Solstice ® 1234yf – a highly effective HFC replacement product that has the best balance of overall properties allowing thermal control optimisation in EVs . The product is globally available , field proven and requires very minimal changes under the bonnet to use in a light vehicle . EV models equipped with heat pumps that use HFO-1234yf have the capacity to efficiently cool motors , batteries and other electronic components , as well as heat and cool the cabin .”
Electric vehicles and range anxiety In the modern age , anxiety levels are up – the media reports on natural disasters , terrorism and acts of war with great speed , but it also details what the world could look like if the planet continues to heat up . This

“ EV makers continue their work to reduce battery power drain and overall vehicle cost ”

RICK WINICK VP AND GENERAL MANAGER , HONEYWELL the planet against pollution . This includes eating a plant-based diet ,

Join Us in Building a More rejecting fast fashion , travelling by train

Sustainable Future instead of plane , and using public transport to commute . But many people don ’ t want to give up the freedom and comfort of owning a car – and that ’ s where switching to an Electric Vehicle comes in , though that comes with some level of anxiety in itself : ‘ Range anxiety ’. has led to ‘ Eco Anxiety ’, where people have become frightened about environmental catastrophe . Many are , as a result , changing their lifestyle to do their part in supporting

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