How much fuel does a sedan consume with the air conditioning on for one hour?

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MaciDella
07/28/25 7:51pm
Under normal circumstances, a household car consumes 1L-3L of fuel per hour with the air conditioning on. Different car models have varying fuel consumption rates when running the air conditioning for one hour. Below are the fuel consumption rates for some common car models with the air conditioning on for one hour: 1. Honda Civic 2009: fuel consumption is 1.39L/h. 2. Buick Envision 20T: fuel consumption is 2.19L/h. 3. Honda CR-V 2015: fuel consumption is 0.97L/h. 4. Ford Focus ST: fuel consumption is 1.66L/h. When the vehicle is in motion, running the air conditioning is more fuel-efficient at speeds above 80 km/h, while it consumes more fuel at speeds below 80 km/h.
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