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> gains from no mirrors are negligible This study says 3% - 6%. [0] The fact that inefficient vehicles exist doesn't seem like a reason to make more efficient
by recursive 3y ago
> gains from no mirrors are negligible
This study says 3% - 6%. [0]
The fact that inefficient vehicles exist doesn't seem like a reason to make more efficient ones even more efficient.
[0]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016821004129 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111001682...
- smileysteve 3y ago3-6% is almost free air conditioning 4-8%
- wcarron 3y agoFair. That's not nothing, but again, it's a tradeoff. I'd take a plain old mirror for the sake of simplicity/cost instead of the slightly higher efficiency.