Fuel Consumption and Air Conditioning (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)

Fuel Consumption and Air Conditioning

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This graphic shows the increase in fuel consumption due to air conditioning system use in petrol-engined vehicles (in per cent) as a function of ambient air temperature and relative humidity.

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EMPA

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