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In the same way that an electric motor and a generator are the same thing.
by masklinn 6mo ago
In the same way that an electric motor and a generator are the same thing.
- triceratops 6mo agoIn an EV they literally are.
- masklinn 6mo agoYes? But without the few bits and bobs of extra control for handling that condition they are, effectively, not. Same for AC and heat pumps.
- triceratops 6mo agoEVs have regenerative breaking and so come with those bits and bobs.
- masklinn 6mo agoBut not all electric motors are paired such. Which is the point: a heat pump and an AC are "the same thing" at the gross level, but that doesn't mean all ACs have all the bits and bobs necessary for them to act as heat pumps.