Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110307:15:37:00
This. is that going to save anything? myth or fact? >> well, six on the one hand, half a dozen on the other, driving without air conditioning but then you'll have the windows open and that creates extra aerodynamic draft. with vehicle manufacturers build their vehicles, they design them to run with the windows closed, and that is a way that many manufacturers are getting better fuel economy these days by making the vehicles more slippery aerodynamically. so if you drive with the windows closed but the air conditioning is on, the extra strain on the engine using the air conditioner uses more ga...
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