Save fuel with the window trick, here is the foolproof technique

Every driver's goal is to optimize fuel consumption, reduce waste, and avoid constantly stopping at distribution points to refuel. A good tip is to change your habits around windows and air conditioning.

In fact, your vehicle's air conditioning uses up to 10% more fuel when it's on. So how can we use air conditioning and avoid wasting fuel? Quite simply, you need to keep an eye on your vehicle's windows to reduce fuel consumption.

But how does that work? For example, when driving at low speed, it is advisable to only use the fan present in the vehicle and thus avoid using air conditioning. This way you save fuel and when it's hot you just have to roll down the window to let in air.

This solution is possible when driving in the city, where the speed of the vehicle is generally reduced.

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When to use the air conditioning in your car
However, when driving at higher speeds, especially over 80 kilometers per hour, it is advisable to keep the windows closed and turn on the air conditioning. In this case, it is essential to avoid opening the windows in order to concentrate the fresh air in the vehicle and avoid waste.

If you open the windows with the air conditioning on and the car drives over 80 kilometers per hour, resistance is created that has a negative impact on fuel consumption. Many tests have shown that you can save up to 35 euros per full tank of fuel on a long-distance journey using the window trick.

Tips for saving on consumption
However, it is also advisable to follow other tips for saving fuel and at the same time use the vehicle's air conditioning to cool down on hot days.

It is not recommended to accelerate and decelerate frequently because these two movements require a lot of energy from the vehicle and therefore fuel consumption increases significantly. Another trick to save fuel is to drive at a speed that is as constant as possible in order to avoid abrupt braking and the associated loss of fuel consumption.

As we have seen, using the window trick to reduce fuel consumption is easy and allows you to use the air conditioning while enjoying the coolness inside the vehicle. If you also follow the other advice, you will save even more on fuel consumption and spend less money on fuel, which is important given the dramatic increases that have occurred recently.