Thinking of switching off the cool air to save money? Ridiculous!

Potential Fuel Saving: $1.75/hr, maximum

Driving with the air conditioning off in the middle of summer is intensely unpleasant, uncomfortable, irrelevant and stupid. I know this because I've done it now for two straight weeks in ambient temperatures of more than 40 degrees C. (This was one of the 'hyper-miling' techniques we used to