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Old 12-23-2015, 11:05 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jrnsr View Post
The air conditioning compressor can sap a considerable amount of power, upwards in the 15 horsepower range. That's enough to drive the average car 35 MPH. That puts a serious dent in fuel mileage.

The Feds calculate 1 supertanker of crude out of every 10 is to feed motorvehicle air conditioning in the US.
editing your post from a 500 word rant to a 50 word whine does not add any more validity to your topic.
Or improve the flawed logic.
Please PROVE that a/c using '15 hp' puts a 'serious dent' in fuel mileage.
you were 'claiming' 50% decreases in running a/c. (the RANT)
PLEASE PROVE. FACTUALLY.
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