R1234YF OVERVIEW

Autoregas now provides a R1234yf service and regas. All vehicles manufactured after 2017 will have the new R1234yf refrigerant and many cars before this date have already changed to the new gas. It's all about the environment and our carbon footprint! 

 

WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT R1234YF REFRIGERANT?

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R1234yf is an HFO used as a replacement for R134a in automotive air conditioning. R1234yf has a Global Warming Potential (GWP) under the limit set by the EU’s Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) Directive, and is the next generation refrigerant for automotive air conditioning. Its global warming potential (GWP) is ultra-low, with a rating of less than 1. This means that one kilogram of R1234yf released to the atmosphere has a significantly lower greenhouse effect than a kilogram of carbon dioxide. For comparison, R134a has a GWP of 1430. Many years were spent finding a replacement for R134a, resulting in the selection of R1234yf as the new standard refrigerant for new systems.

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Autoregas offers the latest vehicles the same great air conditioning service and recharge with the new R1234yf gas. This includes hybrid and electric cars such as the BMW i3, many of these electric vehicles use heat pump technology which utilises the same system for the heating and cooling. Some of the first manufacturers to use the latest R1234yf refrigerant were Hyundai in 2013 on vehicles such as i30, and Nissan with the Qashqai and Juke from 2014.

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The introduction of the new R1234yf refrigerant has seen the EU regulate the older R134a gas, inevitably bumping the prices up over the last year. Currently R1234yf is an expensive commodity and will be priced based on grams per vehicle.

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PRICE GUIDE

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Up to 500g (R1234yf) £129.95. Every additional 100g thereafter £20.

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