It’s a “green” gas that's meant to keep cars and the planet cool, but could it heat things up instead? Mercedes-Benz announced a recall this week after it found that a refrigerant used in the air ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global automotive refrigerant market to grow at a CAGR of over 4% during the forecast period, according to their latest market research report.

The debate about which refrigerant to use in automotive HVAC systems is a long and drawn out one. Climate change concerns have been influencing legislation in this regard for many years. In this ...

DuPont and Honeywell presented data on a new fluorochemical refrigerant, hydrofluoroolefin(HFO)-1234yf, for use in next-generation auto air conditioners, at the 2nd European Workshop on Mobile Air ...

Q: I recently took my Buick into the shop because the air conditioner wasn’t cold. They told me the Freon was almost empty. The shop charged me $169 to recharge the system with the caveat that it may ...

DuPont announced significant progress toward the development and commercialization of a new refrigerant for automotive air conditioning that offers a considerably lower global warming potential than ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 28 gave a green light to an alternative automotive air conditioning refrigerant, hydrofluoroolefin-1234yf (HFO 1234yf). The compound in current widespread ...

Germany’s powerful automotive association – the VDA – is urging the European Commission (EC) to allow two forms of refrigerant for use in passenger cars. The coolant battle that emerged last year ...

GEISMAR, LA (WAFB) - Geismar is now home to a new facility that is expected to be the world's largest producer of a product that keeps air conditioners running in automobiles. Cars are the most widely ...