May 2020

We’re all going green! n 2019 saw European sales of electric cars almost double. n BEV (battery electric vehicle) sales increased by 91% year over year. n PHEV (plug in hybrid electric vehicle) sales increased 81% year over year. There has never been so much heightened awareness and a willingness to work together to clean up our planet and provide a better future for our children and generations to follow. We are not just changing the fuels that our cars run on but also what cools them. In 2017 all cars produced in Europe had to change their air-conditioning gas to a more environmentally friendly product. The old gas R134A has a GWP (global warming potential) of 1,430, so with carbon dioxide at just 1, it wasn’t very good for the planet. The new environmentally friendly alternative Solstice ® yf has a GWP of just 4. When your car a/c system needs re-charging, be certain to request National Solstice ® R1234yf.* EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR Honeywell announced that National Refrigerants Ltd is their 2019 Solstice ® R1234yf European distributor of the year for the second year in a row. Richard Winick,VP & General Manager for Honeywell Automotive Refrigerants commented, “This was the first time Honeywell has presented this prestigious award back to back to the same distributor for 2018 & 2019”. ADVERTORIAL *Check if your car contains R134A or R1234yf