Submitted by enelspacio t3_10rnmdo in tifu
So, I grew up in a place where it was always warm and we never needed the heat on in cars, we’d only use AC and sparingly because it uses a lot of fuel. And for months now, I've been driving around cold because I thought keeping the heater on to save money in the same way. I mean, I was trying to save money, you know?
But guess what? I just found out that using the heater in your car doesn't actually use up fuel. It's essentially free because it gets warmth from the engine! The fan uses the tiniest amount of energy, so you can stay warm without having to worry about burning through fuel.
I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about this whole thing. I'm like, on one hand, I'm so happy that I can finally be warm in my car. But on the other hand, I can't help but feel a little dumb for not knowing this all along. I mean, when else in life does heating not cost money? I just assumed… 😭
TL;DR been driving around cold because I assumed heating uses fuel like AC, turns out it’s basically free