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Air Conditioning In The Car.
Why does the car use up the petrol more quickly if you have the air conditioning on?
I have to keep putting petrol in. It's not lasting any time at all.
I have to keep putting petrol in. It's not lasting any time at all.
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If you get (say) 40mpg in a modern car then you're paying about 15p per mile for petrol.
The absolute most that aircon will add is about 5% - unless you are stuck in stationary traffic for ages. Once you are over about 20mph the additional cost is actually negligible.
But let's assume the worst case of 5% - which means you are paying (at most) 0.75p per mile to be cool.
So a 20 mile trip will cost you a maximum of an extra 15p to avoid sweating like a [whatever] - that seems like a bargain to me.
If you get (say) 40mpg in a modern car then you're paying about 15p per mile for petrol.
The absolute most that aircon will add is about 5% - unless you are stuck in stationary traffic for ages. Once you are over about 20mph the additional cost is actually negligible.
But let's assume the worst case of 5% - which means you are paying (at most) 0.75p per mile to be cool.
So a 20 mile trip will cost you a maximum of an extra 15p to avoid sweating like a [whatever] - that seems like a bargain to me.