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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by leetcrew on Sunday August 11, 2019 @12:39PM (#20668948)
on the other hand, AC is one of the only electronic features that causes a meaningful hit to fuel economy (and available power, if you have a weak engine). I very much prefer to decide for myself when it turns on.
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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by IgorPartola on Sunday August 11, 2019 @02:37PM (#20669667)
Your car likely already turns off the AC when you accelerate hard. Most of them do that.
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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by o-__-o on Sunday August 11, 2019 @07:20PM (#20671174)
But not at cruise, which op was alluding to
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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by jimmaswell on Sunday August 11, 2019 @03:16PM (#20669858)
The difference is so minute that I don't see what the point could be.
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