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We have had tempeture in the mid 100's for the past couple of weeks. I have noticed a 3-4 MPG drop in town driving on our TCH. I think it is because of the battery drain due to the AC, AC blower fan, and all the engine cooling requirements such as the electric radiator fan, water pump, etc. I think the battery drain requires the engine to run more often to recharge. I also noticed it was very difficult to rum in total battery mode. Now that the temp is below 100 the gas mileage has returned to normal. Anyone else experience this issue in extreme heat.
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Replying to: shook4 (Aug 08, 2008 8:35 am) Summer tanks in my car have gone as low as 29 MPG and as high as 40 MPG if most of the trip is highway miles. A little trick: If you know the car is heated up and the battery charge is good and you are below 42 miles per hour, just turn off the A/C button for a few seconds and the car will sometimes go to electric mode. After all the cold air has blown out of the vent system and the car is in "E-Mode" just turn the A/C button back on. In some cases the car will remain in E-Mode and other times it will go back to gasoline. I have used that method dozens of times to get a little more "battery time."
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Replying to: larsb (Aug 08, 2008 10:29 am) |
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Replying to: shook4 (Aug 08, 2008 8:35 am)
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Replying to: snaab93se1 (Aug 08, 2008 12:26 pm) nick |
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Replying to: nnnnnpatel (Aug 08, 2008 9:51 pm) Great car....you are going to love it.
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| I commute 120 miles per day. 20% rural hills, 20 % in town and 60% highway. First tank was 40.3 mpg. Second tank 42.1 mpg. I typically am driving the speed limit or just a few miles over. So far so good. Great mileage for this large of car. | |
I have had my 09 TCH for two months with just under 2000 miles and the mpg has been around 36-38 running the A/C. The last tank is showing 42.8 without running the A/C so a big improvement. I use 100% gas (no ethanol) and am curious if the E10 stuff hurts the mpg. I also have a 96 Camry that typically gets 31mpg on 100% gas and when we tried E10 the car ran lousy and the mpg dropped to 28-29. Will E10 have the same effect on the TCH? E10 in the OKC area seems to be predominate now and it is getting harder to find 100% gas. I am hesitant to try E10 if it will hurt the mpg (even if it is a few cents cheaper), not to mention what other "bad" things E10 might do to a car.
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Replying to: sunkist2 (Aug 22, 2008 4:57 am) so yes--if you have ethanol mix it will lower your MPG no way to avoid that since it is law of chemstry... |
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Replying to: sunkist2 (Aug 22, 2008 4:57 am)
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