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No content was edited out. That part of the discussion was about why the engine driven compressors are so much more common, or work so much better. The reason is that the engine is a HUGE 200kW energy supply, so drawing of 10-20kW is barely noticed. With electrical compressors, the available...

They do it with batteries/electricity, but as I said above 1HP = 746W, so the 10,000W the A/C is drawing is nothing compared to the 223,800W (300HP) the motors draw. So they don't really care much.

The rebutal is that vehicle companies have been insulating vehicles in order to reduce road noise. They also do not have the cost issues, because they can engineer an engine-driven A/C system, and the cost is factored in from the start (plus economy of scale). However, if they could get by with...

That's pretty much all wishful thinking, and ignoring the obvious that vehicles routinely come with 20,000-30,000 BTU heating/cooling systems for a reason. There really isn't a need to speculate on how or why that's what it takes, or compare to well insulated houses and fridges, because you can...

The engine mounted compressors have considerably more power available to them than electrically driven units. 1HP = 746W, so an engine mounted compressor stealing several HP (that you'll barely notice) is easily more powerful than a 2kW-running (~2.8HP) electric A/C. It's also far more...

If this part of your question is about the factory LMTV A/C, so you can compare to a roof mounted one, the answer is "a lot". At the high end, there is a company selling kits that are $4500, complete. At the low end, it probably factors a lot on luck, time spent finding parts and auctions...