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Old 02-10-2010, 11:55 AM   #51 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Nice find, Neil.

Super secret lightweight A/C too (A/C required by AXP rules to keep interior temps below 95F). With a completely sealed passenger compartment! If a conventional compressor is too heavy, what's the plan?

The X-Prize probably doesn't explicitly prohibit a refillable dry ice compartment.
Probably going to use a stirling type compressor. If they do dry ice, I hope for the drivers' sake they at least put THAT in an atmosphere-vented chamber with a heat exchanger for the completely sealed cabin

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