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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Nor California & Pac NW
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If you're sitting parked on the 405 in L.A. or the 5 in Seattle, there is no conventional car that can hold a candle to a hybrid for fuel economy. Because the hybrid's ICE is not running.
I don't find that cold weather has too much impact on a hybrid. The hybrid's battery doesn't need to store a lot of energy, it just takes in the regenerated energy from braking and uses it for accelerating a few minutes later. I am, however, a bit skeptical about a plug-in or EV in really cold weather.
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1989 3.2 Carrera coupe; 1988 Westy Vanagon, Zetec; 1986 E28 M30; 1994 W124; 2004 S211
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