HFO-1234yf is the latest step in a worldwide movement toward environmentally-friendly refrigerants for mobile air conditioning. Auto makers introduced R134a in the early 1990s to replace the ...

For approximately a decade, the automotive market has been transitioning from use of its legacy refrigerant, R-134a, to the zero ozone depletion potential (ODP), lower global warming potential (GWP) R ...

In addition to tailpipe emissions and greenhouse gases, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also regulates other materials in cars that may emit substances harmful to humans. And so it is that ...

A customer checking out the new Jeep Cherokee might be more intrigued by the novel nine-speed transmission than by what's inside the air conditioner compressor. But the refrigerant flowing through the ...

Emerson Climate Technologies CO2 transcritical compressor. When it comes to R-744 (CO2) as a refrigeration refrigerant, things seem to be more stable in stationary usage than in transportation ...

The R1234yf/PAG A/C Dye UV Leak Detection Kit includes all necessary equipment to diagnose and repair leaks in A/C systems. R-1234yf has become the preferred refrigerant among new vehicle ...

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has recognized seven Honeywell scientists with the ACS’ prestigious Heroes of Chemistry Award for the development of a low-global warming potential (GWP) ...

I was talking with my neighbour the other night, and it turns out we’ve both just had the (air-conditioning) condensers in our Chevy pickups done. Ask a Mechanic is written by Brian Early, a Red ...