Can save fuel or no difference ?

[Tweakmax2]

Air con is set to fan mode and not cool air. Meaning it is blowing normal temp air.

[ER-3682]

Air con is set to fan mode and not cool air. Meaning it is blowing normal temp air.

Yes,sure save fuel,but must also close your windows.

[5936]

Yes. Can save fuel.

Longer duration will show the difference even more.

Save even more during hot afternoon weather.

[Kerwen]

imo, doesn't save much. It's the driving style that save the most.

[Deckbuild]

Given same driving style, you will feel you car have more "power" when u off the aircon. If u don't use that power, petrol is saved. Saved the most during acceleration. Cruising with air con doesn't make much difference.

 

[Dezouk]

Imho won't save much. U may just lose all the 'saving' when an instance step of throttle to overtake someone haha

[Kangadrool]

Air con is set to fan mode and not cool air. Meaning it is blowing normal temp air.

 

The air coming out is actually warm, warmer than surrounding air.

 

On cool night, you may wanna try opening the windows with 1 cm gap and switch the aircon vent to non-recirculating mode. Without aircon, you can feel the immediate power (if you're driving anything below 2L engine).

Edited August 27, 2012 by Kangadrool

[Tianmo]

for me aircon off can do two things............better power and save fuel............I ever try driving without aircon and the different is about 10%...........even with windows half down..........but i don't do it often........only if i am driving alone at night......... :D

[Paddie]

Turning off aircon compressor can easily save 10% fuel, more if it's a small engine lower power car like Nissan March etc.

[Blue850r]

Air con is set to fan mode and not cool air. Meaning it is blowing normal temp air.

Yes you can surely save fuel as the compreesor load on the engine is gone.

[KaKiLang]

Air con is set to fan mode and not cool air. Meaning it is blowing normal temp air.

 

I find not using aircon, wind down windows, Lam Pa Pa Lun, in our hot weather??? Even in the night, wind down windows, the wind drag will eat up the 10% saved.

[Typhoonz]

Air con is set to fan mode and not cool air. Meaning it is blowing normal temp air.

 

Won't save much but why torture yourself driving in our weather? Unless you are driving in the early mornings which then again will take even longer to see any savings...

[Joajas]

definitely can save some petrol, was doing this for the pass 2 months.

 

I only turn on the aircon when there is someone else in the car, thats roughly 20% of the time for one tank of petrol.

Compared to previously where the aircon is always on, I am hitting an extra of about 50km to 60km per tank of petrol.

 

Btw, the times when i drive are usually in the morning between 8 to 9 and evenings after 530pm, so weather and heat is usually not an issue.

 

**Window is always up, nvr wind down because of the dust and exhaust fumes.

Edited August 28, 2012 by Joajas

[Timesup]

Wont buying a hybrid solve all problems 24.4km per litre

[Kwanheng]

save it, ts

 

driving must enjoy, no aircon only make your smell like motor oil.

[Nitro]

Exactly, why make driving so miserable when the savings are only minimal...open windows increases drag, back to square one. LPPL

[Chucky2007]

definitely can save some petrol, was doing this for the pass 2 months.

 

I only turn on the aircon when there is someone else in the car, thats roughly 20% of the time for one tank of petrol.

Compared to previously where the aircon is always on, I am hitting an extra of about 50km to 60km per tank of petrol.

 

Btw, the times when i drive are usually in the morning between 8 to 9 and evenings after 530pm, so weather and heat is usually not an issue.

 

**Window is always up, nvr wind down because of the dust and exhaust fumes.

50-60km extra mileage sounds good, what's what's total mileage it can get u? Example is with aircon, yr car can do 350km, without aircon, it does 400km.. then its really alot of difference. If with aircon on, yr car mileage is 500km, without aircon, its 550km, then not so significant

[Jerrcik]

Wont buying a hybrid solve all problems 24.4km per litre

 

na....the only "hybrid" worth driving is the Lexus RX450......sweet m o t h e r f u c k e r car......