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Overall, the numbers compiled in this car-color exercise found that using white or silver paint instead of black paint would raise fuel economy by 0.44 mpg (2.0 percent); would decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 1.9 percent, and reduce other automotive emissions by about 1 percent.
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Wait, how is 0.44 MPG 2% of a Civic's fuel economy?
I am sitting at 45 MPG lifetime on my Civic, so if I painted my car silver, I would achieve 45.9 MPG?
Except... I do not use my air conditioner!
I do not drive with the windows open, either. I could smell better...