For future reference, maybe use the same car model but in different colors, as the model of car may have an impact on the results

Yes, it absolutely does matter. There's a reason we paint the top of everything here white, duh.

I have a white car and a black car, and let me tell you, the white car cools down much faster, great for summer, while the black one keeps heat better and is great for winter.

Should have had the same car in the two colors. There are other variables, like the different rakes of the windshields

I thought that was common knowledge SMH lol

As a black man, I can confirm this. 😂

How did it go from a gray car to a black car back to a gray car?

This was a no-brainer. Several years ago I was with a Realtor in Palm Springs California looking at homes for sale. She had a dark blue Jaguar. The temperature that day in August topped out at 118 degrees. In the 10 minutes we were inside a home, that car got hotter than a pistol inside. The following day, we looked at homes while using her white Lexus. The temperature that day topped out at 120 degrees. The interior was more tolerable. yes---color makes a big difference.

I had a white car with ceramic tinted windows and vent visors, the trifecta makes a huge difference when it’s parked in the hot sun all day at work.

Both interiors were black so maybe that is why they were equally hot.

I’m sorry- you say “ more white cars are sold all the time” but the graph at 2:27 has a Black line higher than White. Is the graph mislabelled?

Next--------------Does a dirty car use more gas than a clean car due to wind resistance ???

Yes

Different models and even different trims of the same car can have differences in the insulation of the roof. Repeat the test with the same make, model, year AND trim of vehicle.

He measured the center console of one being bright grey and the other one was black. Of course the black was hotter. What the heck?

Red and similar reflects low energy photons while blue reflects high energy that would potentially damage paint over time

Very informative! It’s like I never was sure about this. Now I can cool off.

This is the reason why many UPS drivers are more like to faint during delivery than FedEx and USPS drivers since the vans are mostly colored white while UPS is very dark brown.

Did you check those thermometers next to each other to make sure they measure the same temperature? I have one like that and it says in the manual that the temperatures on the outside sensor can be different than the inside sensor even sitting next to each other.

One thing to note- the gray car has been repainted wrongfully. The bad orange peel tells the obvious story. That's the bigger factor, as it attains more heat due to the thickness and inconsistencies of the bad paint job (2:20)

White Always Wins💪💪💪

Because the colour black absorbs all light and mixes the rays of colour into black, whereas the colour white is the absence, (not UV rays) reflecting all light and the rays of all colours! It’s Basic Grade 9 Science!

Old wives' tale? You mean science?

The temperature of the console depends on radiation from sun if it's in direct sunlight and depends less on the air temperature. The black car has a lighter colour central console so it reflects more radiaton that's why it's cooler

Did you misspeak? You said "More white cars are sold all the time." The chart appears to show the opposite: more black cars are sold.

It's not because white color is cooler, it is because it's cooler it appears white

How is this even a question???

roses are red, violets are blue, trains, trams and buses come in all sorts of hue ;) my playlist #2 is about transportaion

We need a news channel to tell us this? Lol

Basic science. Would’ve been great if the reporter included how we see color and why. Same is true regarding the color clothes you wear. That’s why Obama wore that tan suit in the summer that caused a complete meltdown of the idiots on Fox News.

Use a good dash cover like Heatshield brand dash cover. It makes a huge difference in the amount of Sunlight and heat that enters the vehicle compartment. The airline industry uses those shields to cover the cockpits when aircraft are parked on the flight line.

So much bogus. Remote sensor on the dash, but the other one on the console? Too many variables. Are you comparing outer sheet metal temp or the interior? If so, the comparison is invalid as the conditions are different. Either way, it’s clear that the exterior color has very little effect on the interior temperature.

It depends which female newscaster is driving it, that how hot it is.

Wondering about tint and no differences.

How about cars with reflective wraps?

Yes! That grey car is not that even dark. Does it have any metallic in it? Metallic colors, especially the lighter ones, reflect light a little better, but metallic paint breaks down in the sun quicker and you need to repaint sooner. Gotta love the white. If you have pets, you definitely don't want a dark colored car. Don't see the attraction in black cars. They also match the color of the street in the rain. Sometimes I think the head lights on law for whenever you are running your windshield wipers was developed because of the proliferation of black cars. (I not complaining about that.)

Albedo effect... This is why everything is Greece is given white-washing... And why all architecture in hot climates should follow the same aesthetic and in some nations? It's now law to paint your roof white to save on cooling costs...

In July 2014 I bought a “Granite Black” Chevy to replace my white Cavalier. Black was last new one left on their lot, and option sheet said that black was a $900 option (you mean oven is an option?) Black was expensive because it was actually cooler inside. White car became daughter’s ride, both parked in same driveway, with all 4 windows open 1 inch, black was cool enough to fill out mileage report & day planner before starting up the car for afternoon work, all summer. White car interior was always too hot to attempt this without engine & A/C on!

first make sure its the same car same trim and materials

I’d say the difference doesn’t really matter since there is polarized glass now, which makes the biggest difference

I purchased a custom fit windshield sunshade for my car. Dramatically reduced heat versus universal fit sunshades. Looking into getting side window shades.

Cool fact: did you know that even with when snow falls on a painted white surface it causes the snow to fill up 2 to 3 times faster and last 2 to 3 times longer then a neutral colour surface. My example that happened before was a 3 cm of snowfall was forecasted and for the first time ever when I wanted to be testing this and the results was on a white surface turned out to be 6 to 9 cm of snow accumulation instead of 3 cm.

They missed a big opportunity to test interior color. I

Different models. More variables at play

What about silver?

Nice report.

Look up radiative heat transfer and emissivity.

Color does matter. But it also depends the car qualiti of insulation. Depends how is insulated. For example try a white kia sedan and white mercedes sedan. There will be a huge difference. Kia is made with cheap plastic and no insulation.

Truly profound work fellas, that Nobel prize has your names all over it.

The lady doing the intro, is physics real or an old wives tail!

The biggest factor is the amount of glass, the more the glass the hotter it gets…

wait...did they just come to the realisation that people don't buy more white cars in the summer? what do they think cars are? shoes? u do realise people tend to keep the same car around for more than 6 months.

Different model offer different types of insulation😂

Do it with a white interior ding bat. I have white on white. It cools down quickly.

Get white seat covers cools car down inside

Bunch of genius reporting going on

8 degrees difference inside😳 Big deal !

Ceramic tint

Should of had a car with a lighter color interior

I learned this in 3rd grade

Both color requires more car washes with how dirty it'll look and stand out when the time comes 😂

Anyone who has been through elementary school science could tell you that it does

If you got in your car, could you tell the difference between 115 and 120°. No. It's just really hot inside.

6th grade science experiment on news fascinating 😁

I be driving Vanta Black in death valley

I'd never purchase a black/dark color car if I lived in a hot region like Arizona, and even the car's interior I'd try to spec it with a light color if buying new. The same way that I'd never buy a white car with white interior if I lived in Canada or Nordic countries, it would feel like entering a snow pile!

Get ceramic tint if you have a black car

White vs Black, do white people stay cooler than Black? Stay tuned at 10pm 😂

White = combination of no colors ( colors= all wavelengths of sunlight ) . So it reflects back light like a mirror at the top . The inside temperature seems like the light that entered through the windshield and windows and both being black had similar temperatures. Luckily, my car is white and interior is beige😂

Put sensor on Grey car on dash in direct sun. Put thermometer in white car on center console in shade. Not very scientific. Supposed to be done under same conditions.

This is true for people also.

I bought a yellow car cause its the same color as the sun, and my car is 30 degrees cooler than my friends black car

It’s not a big difference, they’re both too hot. You really need white paint on a larger scale before it’d matter, like you see in Greece

Look at the paint on a 12 year old white car vs cars of color.

Black cars are the hottest

Average hot 100’s days car metal black top street cement metal siding 120F to 160F

This reporter is the master of the obvious.

Get ur windows tinted with ceramic tint.

Cermaic coating

Welcome to 4th grade science... how is this NEWS???

Maybe not get this guy to conduct any more "science" experiments 🤦

Duh

The news channel is desperate for material to BS about

I can’t believe someone had to do a video about this.

Black and white is not a color.

Of course it does all the really that many people dumb out there😂

A difference of 8 degrees on the interior? Who cares?

lol he’s bringing race into this 😂😂

Yes