Vehicle Air Conditioners
Did you know that your car's air conditioner may contain a high global warming potential refrigerant? That's right: most cars produced since 1994 use a chemical called HFC-134a as a refrigerant. On a 20-year timescale, HFC-134a has nearly 4,000 times the global warming impact of CO2!
HFC-134a is banned in vehicles in Europe, but is still used elsewhere in the world, including the USA. Fortunately, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency requires vehicle manufacturers to report which of their passenger vehicles still use HFC-134a, and how much they leak each year. When shopping for a new vehicle, consider avoiding models that still use HFC-134a that appear on Minnesota's list.
See the list of vehicles that use HFC-134a at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/ghg-reporting-requirements-hgwp-and-mobile-air-conditioners.
HFC-134a is banned in vehicles in Europe, but is still used elsewhere in the world, including the USA. Fortunately, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency requires vehicle manufacturers to report which of their passenger vehicles still use HFC-134a, and how much they leak each year. When shopping for a new vehicle, consider avoiding models that still use HFC-134a that appear on Minnesota's list.
See the list of vehicles that use HFC-134a at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/ghg-reporting-requirements-hgwp-and-mobile-air-conditioners.