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Black car in texas heat
- Thread starter Mikedfw
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I don't know...
I can't tell that my white Model Y is any cooler inside than my wife's black Honda Accord. I still feel like the main heat coming to the cabin is through the roof and windows.
Not always... body is often in white and decks are usually made of teak wood. But that's a whole different story and not relevant to this subject.
in texas..no matter what color your body and interior is, it's going to be hot in the summer.
tint, color, solarshade might reduce the heat but once you're in the 100 degrees and parked outside..hot is just hot
i can't really tell the difference when it's up there.
tint, color, solarshade might reduce the heat but once you're in the 100 degrees and parked outside..hot is just hot
i can't really tell the difference when it's up there.
Well, here's one answer from the University of California:
Basically black absorbs the full spectrum of light photons
Basically black absorbs the full spectrum of light photons
Uhh...yup. Let's continue to flog this dead horse.
The vast majority of boats do NOT have teak decks, but are white, with contrasting hull colors. And it IS relevant, since we're discussing heat absorption of black vs. white.
Agreed, when over 100f, the difference isn't as noticeable, but the temperature of a white concrete surface is considerably lower than asphalt.
Yes. We're trying "white coating " concrete over asphalt here in AZ Cool pavement reduces heat, but will it keep working?
but it's cracking/needs maintenance, much like white seats I guess? I'm definitely getting white exterior since it's cheaper too. The glare factor mentioned above is also making me think twice about it
Phoenix isn’t the first city to try this sealant. Los Angeles began testing in 2015. Kristen Pawling, the sustainability program director in the Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Office, saw similar results in that city’s cool pavement studies, and she believes the treatment will have lasting effectiveness. LA used satellite imagery to assess heat conditions and found air temperatures in neighborhoods treated with the cool pavement were lower than areas that didn’t have the treatment.
“It’s really cool,” she said of the satellite thermography, with no pun intended.
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At least it rains a lot there (well everywhere but west TX) we're hot and bright sun= oven!
Why are you sitting in filth instead of cleaning the seats?HAHA! The "cool" interior only SHOWS what equally exists on the black interior. You're just sitting in the filth w/o realizing it!
LadyOnikara
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Been lower 90's here. Having the windows vented with a car cover and window shade has kept Casper at least below 100 degrees inside. Plus the car cover doesn't attract bird poop, which our pickup doesn't like because now he's in the line of fire along with the bird who likes his mirrors. Not sure how well that would work in over 100 degrees, but we'll see. Casper is white with black interior. From other vehicles we've had, I don't recommend black with black interior.
