Thread: Hybrids Can Still Give Good Mileage In the Heat
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Old 08-09-2006, 07:28 PM
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Default Re: Hybrids Can Still Give Good Mileage In the Heat
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Originally Posted by Hot_Georgia_2004
You can reduce the load induced by any belt-driven AC compressor by manually cycling it off while the engine is in a heavy load condition such as accelerating or climbing hills. Turn it on while at cruising speed, going downhill or slowing down and the MPG loss becomes manageable.

-Steve
Steve,

I've started doing the same thing. Turn off the A/C to accelerate and turn it back on when I reach speed. I also will turn it off when I'm trying to get a little extra out of EV mode. Of course I just leave it on when my wife's in the car. She already thinks I've gone crazy.

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