Solar Gard your way to cheaper summer fuel costs

Solar Gard clear but effective window coverings that save energy and protect skin.

You step out of the mall one hot summer afternoon and sit down in your car parked in an uncovered parking lot. Even though you blast the air conditioner, it still takes most of the trip home to cool down your vehicle, which means your vehicle is guzzling more gas than normal.

You'd consider tinting your windows, but you prefer the look of clear glass.

No worries.

Sun-blocking window film company, Solar Gard, has a solution that results in a "nearly clear window treatment that helps to beat the heat by limiting the amount of infrared radiation that enters the car," reports the NYTimes.

"Solar Gard, based in San Diego, has been working for several years to perfect a film coating of nanoparticles designed to limit the infrared portion of sunlight that enters the car. The company says that its Ultra Performance window films will do the job while allowing 76 percent of visible light through; with additional layers it can also block out 99 percent of ultraviolet radiation."

Cost is $260 - 290 per vehicle.

And, Solar Gard isn't just for cars, it can also be used on any window in your home, office, etc.

Save energy. Protect your skin. Solar Gard.