AC on in town, mpg dropped...

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  1. PriusToo

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    I'm guessing the ICE stays on during this situation, so you don't run the the hybrid battery down.
    My mpg at a snails pace was 25 mpg.
     
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    Did I not post correctly ?
     
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    Thanks, makes since.
    I turned it off last part of slow trip thru downtown .
    It was overcast and cooler so the mpg went back up.
     
    #5 PriusToo, Jul 10, 2014
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