The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International Cooperative Research Program, sponsored by major automotive manufacturers including Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover, Hyundai, PSA, Renault and Toyota, recently released a report summarizing results of its industry evaluation of low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant, hydrofluoro olefin (HFO)-1234yf, which was co-developed by DuPont.

The report validated that HFO-1234yf is safe to use in mobile air conditioning, and that, of all the proposed alternatives considered, HFO-1234yf has significant environmental benefits. According to the company’s press release, the report concluded HFO-1234yf offers “the greatest potential to meet environmental and consumer needs.”

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