As every year, the month of June marks the start of the hottest weeks, and vehicle air conditioning systems become indispensable elements when traveling by car, especially during the central hours of the day. Curiously, however, the air conditioning system is one of the great unknowns for most car owners in our country, as are the basic functionalities needed to optimize its performance.

With the price of gasoline and diesel through the roof and an energy dependency crisis increasingly evident in Europe, electric cars have already become an increasingly realistic alternative when buying a new car. Modern zero-emission electric cars feature ever shorter charging times, and at this point, they far surpass combustion vehicles in any comparative analysis that includes short, urban trips.

The price of new electric cars is not, at this time, a facilitating factor for most private buyers in our country. Electric cars are still more expensive than combustion engine vehicles, despite institutional campaigns and aid, promotions, and discounts subject to financing from major manufacturers. Precisely for this reason, a substantial increase in demand for used electric vehicles has been detected, which in many cases are depreciate much more rapidly than equivalent combustion-engine vehicles. It's clear, then, that buying an electric car on the secondhand market can be a very good idea to find a product at a more affordable price for most budgets, as long as we know the vehicle's actual condition and, if possible, as much information as possible about its service history.