Vol. 54 No. 2 (2017)   Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration
New Products

New Electric Water Heater for Electric Vehicle/Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Automot ive Thermal Systems Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Automotive Thermal Systems Co., Ltd. has developed and manufactured electric water heaters for heating the interior of electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) since 2009. In EV heating systems, electric water heaters serve as a heat source (as a substitute for engine waste heat). In PHEVs, the use of electric water heaters eliminates the need to run the car's engine to obtain a working heat source, which as a result can contribute to better fuel economy. This report introduces our new models of electric water heaters (Generation 3), which feature better functionality than the previous model.