Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Current mobile air conditioning systems use HFC-134a, a refrigerant with a GWP of 1,300. HFO-1234yf has undergone testing for safety and efficacy by independent testing groups, including the SAE International Cooperative Research Program, which comprises leading automakers. Tags: Brief. HFO-1234yf has a GWP of 4.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

Current automotive air conditioners use hydrofluorocarbon HFC-134a, which has a GWP of 1430. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Vehicle Systems. Industry Evaluation of low global warming potential refrigerant HFO-1234yf (SAE, November 2009).

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Manufacturer Climate Change Climate Automobile 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The proposal targets the production and use of HFCs, a group of “super” greenhouse gases. Because HFCs have the same uses as earlier chemicals controlled by the Montreal Protocol, the treaty is equipped to ensure a cost-effective, efficient, and orderly phase-down of HFCs. Tags: Brief. Source: IGSD. C, says IGSD.

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Ozone Micronesia Climate Protection Climate 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions from specific industrial processes, such as HFC-23 emissions from production of a refrigerant gas (GWP of = 14,800). Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report (2007). Tags: Climate Change Perspective Policy. United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009.

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Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

In electric mobility, Audi distinguishes between two groups of vehicles: fully hybrid vehicles, driving a maximum of about 3 km (1.86 Audi is also studying the potential of fuel cell drive systems for long-range electric mobility—the Audi Q5 HFC (Hybrid Fuel Cell) concept car has this technology on board.

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