Ventilated car seats save fuel
03-06-06, 08:03 AM
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Ventilated car seats save fuel
Mar 4, 2006, 19:15 GMT
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Ventilated car seats save fuel
Mar 4, 2006, 19:15 GMT
GOLDEN, CO, United States (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows ventilated automotive seats improve passenger comfort but also fuel economy.
The ventilated seats keep drivers and passengers cooler and as a result they need less air conditioning to be comfortable.
NREL`s Vehicle Ancillary Loads Reduction team has been working with industry to try to reduce fuel consumption from air conditioning in cars and trucks. The use of ventilated seating is one way to cut air conditioning.
'If all passenger vehicles had ventilated seats, we estimate that there could be a 7.5 percent reduction in national air-conditioning fuel use,' said John Rugh, project leader for NREL`s Vehicle Ancillary Loads Reduction Project.
'That translates to a savings of 522 million gallons of fuel a year.'
ComfortCools seats contain two fans that pull air from the seat surface and out from underneath the seat. General Motors is offering this ventilated seat as an option for the Cadillac STS.
The ventilated seats keep drivers and passengers cooler and as a result they need less air conditioning to be comfortable.
NREL`s Vehicle Ancillary Loads Reduction team has been working with industry to try to reduce fuel consumption from air conditioning in cars and trucks. The use of ventilated seating is one way to cut air conditioning.
'If all passenger vehicles had ventilated seats, we estimate that there could be a 7.5 percent reduction in national air-conditioning fuel use,' said John Rugh, project leader for NREL`s Vehicle Ancillary Loads Reduction Project.
'That translates to a savings of 522 million gallons of fuel a year.'
ComfortCools seats contain two fans that pull air from the seat surface and out from underneath the seat. General Motors is offering this ventilated seat as an option for the Cadillac STS.
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03-06-06, 10:07 AM
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I have to say I thought this was a gimmick but after driving cars hard (Where you are sweating) in non ventilated seats and doing the same in cars with them (3GS for example), I noticed I was not as hot nor did I sweat as much.
SO I can see how this saves A/C use
SO I can see how this saves A/C use
03-06-06, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
amen..... regardless my climate control is still on all the time @_@
03-06-06, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
Same here. If you live in any of the hot states like Hawaii, Florida, California and sucn I bet most people keep their AC on 24/7. I know I have mine on even during to so called winter months. I think for us the difference would be if we keep the fan speed on low, or midium/high.
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Originally Posted by rominl
hehe and mine is on even at winter time too. i mean, either it's blowing cool air in summer or warm air in winter, why would i turn it off
03-06-06, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
Silly study IMO. What's next, "driving naked saves fuel"?
03-07-06, 09:38 AM
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Now where do I sign up for a job at that so-called "U.S. Department of Energy`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory"? I'll give them the conclusions they want in less than 5 seconds.
03-07-06, 10:08 AM
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I wonder if the original study considered the impact on fuel economy of HAVING ventilated seats (weight of the ventilation units, power drain on the car's other systems, etc.). It's great to say how much gas you'd save by using A/C less, unless that savings is completely washed out by increased gas consumption for the ventilation system.
It's kind of like people who used to think that electric cars (not hybrids, I mean the ones you actually plug in) were great for the environment since they produce no emissions. That was until a study showed that the pollution created by the electrical power generation system to charge the car was equal to or higher than that produced by a modern gas-combustion automobile.
It's kind of like people who used to think that electric cars (not hybrids, I mean the ones you actually plug in) were great for the environment since they produce no emissions. That was until a study showed that the pollution created by the electrical power generation system to charge the car was equal to or higher than that produced by a modern gas-combustion automobile.
03-07-06, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Iceman
I wonder if the original study considered the impact on fuel economy of HAVING ventilated seats (weight of the ventilation units, power drain on the car's other systems, etc.). It's great to say how much gas you'd save by using A/C less, unless that savings is completely washed out by increased gas consumption for the ventilation system.
It's kind of like people who used to think that electric cars (not hybrids, I mean the ones you actually plug in) were great for the environment since they produce no emissions. That was until a study showed that the pollution created by the electrical power generation system to charge the car was equal to or higher than that produced by a modern gas-combustion automobile.
It's kind of like people who used to think that electric cars (not hybrids, I mean the ones you actually plug in) were great for the environment since they produce no emissions. That was until a study showed that the pollution created by the electrical power generation system to charge the car was equal to or higher than that produced by a modern gas-combustion automobile.
Another interesting environmental question ( one that we have discussed here at CL ) is how worn-out hybrid battery packs will be disposed of or recycled. Even the EPA itself doesn't seem to have any clear-cut ideas or a set policy here.
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