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Question: What is the most efficient colour to paint a bus?

Asked by freddie to Adam, Rob, Sheila, Suzie on 24 Mar 2011 in Categories: .

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  • Photo: Suzie SheehySuzie Sheehy answered on 23 Mar 2011:

    The most efficient? I’ve no idea! But i’m going to say red because red things go faster :-)

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  • Photo: Adam TuffAdam Tuff answered on 23 Mar 2011:

    Interesting! I’d have maybe said a light colour – especially in hot countries, as it would reduce the amount of heat absorbed by the chasis, and reduce costs of ir conditioning. Perhaps a darker colour for colder countries to keep heat in.

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  • Photo: Robert SimpsonRobert Simpson answered on 23 Mar 2011:

    Do you want to keep it warm or cool?

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  • Photo: Sheila KananiSheila Kanani answered on 24 Mar 2011:

    Red (I’m obviously a Londoner!).

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  • Photo: SuzieSuzie commented on 23 Mar 2011:

    Oh is that what you mean by most efficient! Well in Australia you rarely find black or really dark cars because they are so hard to cool down… so I guess Adam’s idea works :-)

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  • Photo: AdamAdam commented on 23 Mar 2011:

    My car is black…and until they invent a darker colour, it’s staying black.

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  • Photo: freddiefreddie commented on 23 Mar 2011:

    If it’s just a question of temperature, every vehicle should be painted white! I assume the car uses waste heat from the engine to heat up the car so priority should be given to cooling it down in the summer.

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  • Photo: dopplerdoppler commented on 23 Mar 2011:

    If you want to cool the bus down, cover it in aluminium foil. :-P Shiny side out, of course… you might just blind a few passers-by in the process, though.

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