Cool Ride: Carmakers Search for Greener Air Conditioning Refrigerant

Your car's air conditioner might be your best friend on a hot summer day, but it is certainly no friend of the environment thanks to the ozone-depleting refrigerant used to keep the cockpit cool. This could change in a few years as carmakers in some parts of the world are being forced to charge their AC units with chemicals that have lower global warming potential. [More] Air conditioner - Refrigerant - Global warming - Ozone depletion - Air conditioning

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