Will the mileage of the car be affected if the AC is on? Know how much petrol the AC drinks in the parked car

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Ahmedabad, Tamil Nadu. Saturday, June 10, 2023

After sitting in the car in the summer, the AC is first turned on because it is very difficult to travel without an AC. This is because the AC in the car also gets less mileage because the AC is connected to the engine of the direct car. The compressor engine of the car's AC

There is more pressure on the engine to run the AC, which costs more fuel. Do you know how much petrol is used if the AC of the car is kept on for 1 hour and how much effect it has on mileage?

It is said that keeping the AC on has an effect of up to 5-6 percent on mileage. However, this depends on where you are driving the car. If the car is running on the highway, then there is not much difference on the mileage, but if the car is running in a crowded place at low speed, then petrol is used more and the difference in mileage can be seen up to 7-8 percent.

Impact on car mileage as AC is on

The AC of the car will never affect the mileage so much that you have to turn off the AC. If your car gives a mileage of 14kmpl, keeping the AC ON will give you a mileage of 13kmpl or 12kmpl.

How much petrol does the AC drink in a parked car

Many times people hesitate to keep the AC running in the parked car. According to one estimate, if the engine of your car is 1000 CC and you start the engine, then the car will drink about 0.7 liters of petrol in an hour. If you turn on the AC in the start car, then about 1.2 or 1.3 liters of petrol will be used.

Since the AC is on in the car, how much mileage you will get depends on the speed, area and the way you drive the car. Since the AC is on in the parked car, how much petrol will be used depends on the engine of the car. The amount of petrol consumption varies from vehicle to car.