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This week I'll be putting the UFO away for a few months. The Firefly -- relegated to winter beater status! -- will take its place until spring.
This will give me a chance to remove the hybrid battery and measure the health (capacity) of the 20 "sticks" of cells that make up the pack. The aim of course is to replace the dead/weak ones and get it ready for service next year.
It'll be nice to flip the big battery pack breaker back to the "ON" position, and learn how to use the car's hybrid functions to best effect for my particular driving patterns.
My 3 fill-ups in the car -- without any hybrid functionality -- netted 2.8 L/100 km / 83.4 mpg (US) this year.
My goal for next year is to mod it further to expand the lean burn "window": to permit more lean-burn cruising @ 100+ mpg (US) indicated on the dash display, at the speed limit on the roads I use most often (80 km/h / 50 mph limit).
It's a very fun & interesting car.
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