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Originally Posted by shiba3420
In Chicago we have had a fairly brutal winter for us; My mileage has dropped form 32/33mpg during the summer to 26/27mpg during the winter. If you look around, there are a lot of people who don't get summer mileage about about 27/28, so I'd expect their winter mileage to be as low as 22/23 mpg.
One issue that will make a considerable difference is whether you will be able to purchase and use a block heater. That combined with a front grill cover, to reduce cold air entering engine compartment, could give you around 50% or more of the mileage you would loose to cold weather back. That could make the car more practical.
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Yeah, you're doing better than me in Chicago. We have a new 2008 HiHy and it's still in a break-in period (<1000 miles) and we're still adjusting to driving differently with a hybrid. Outside - no garage or block heater with pretty brutal temps has us hovering around 20-21mpg unfortunately. Looking forward to summer now!
The one bright spot was my drive home from the gas station a while back -- it's down the street from me so was able to drive home in EV mode. Seeing the mpg's go to 89mpg on the new tank was quite a bit of fun
