It's been nasty-hot here this weekend (107 degrees) in Anaheim, CA. My HCHII isn't happy in hot weather! My battery went down to two bars and won't charge. MPG has dropped below 50 on a tank which was over 52 on Friday (250 miles on the tank so far). That's a huge drop for me.

This only happens for a few days a year here... but I wonder about the performance of this car in REALLY hot climates... Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, etc. I can't imagine this is an ideal car for those cities.

I guess the MPG is still better than most cars... and it would be low for only four or five months a year, so that helps... but I wonder about the long term battery life in those hot climates!