How to Air Condition a Car Without Using the Air Conditioner

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Tip 1 - How to Cool Yourself in a Car Without Air Conditioning

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Roy Schoemaker | permalink

When the heat is on, there are not many things more miserable than sitting in a hot car waiting for the traffic to start moving. Although there is no quick fix to dealing with the heat, some of the following suggested strategies may get...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Cool-Yourself-in-a-Car-Without-Air-Conditioning ^[1]

Tip 2 - Car Heating and air conditioning system explained A/C HVAC.

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by jacquelyn holland -wright | permalink

Learn how your car's air conditioning and heating system works.
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For further reading: http://www.autoeducation.com/autoshop101/hvac.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - Does Driving With The AC On Actually Use More Fuel?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Philip Goodrich | permalink

Which method of driving is more efficient; driving with your windows down and air-conditioning off or driving with your windows up and AC on? Today we find out.

For further reading: http://zidbits.com/2012/01/does-driving-with-the-ac-on-actually-use-more-fuel/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Surprise: Using car's air conditioning saves gas

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lyle Matz | permalink

Want to save fuel on those long summer highway drives? Close the windows and turn the AC on. That's just one of the useful -- and frequently surprising -- tips available from fueleconomy.gov , the go-to web

For further reading: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/05/25/gas-savings-epa/27884285/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Portable Air Conditioning

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by bryangarrison | permalink

My car's air conditioner broke and it is incredibly expensive to repair, so I decided to improvise! This is a great way to cool down a hot car. It ...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Portable-Air-Conditioning/ ^[5]

Tip 6 - Cars are more fuel efficient when driving with the window down

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by mirus | permalink

Website Vox has taken a look at debate of air con vs rolling windows down. And they found that the latter was more fuel efficient at all speeds.
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For further reading: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2639599/Dont-bother-air-conditioning-just-wind-window-Cars-ALWAYS-fuel-efficient-AC-switched-research-reveals.html ^[6]