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Old 03-08-2014, 05:31 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by duckwize View Post
It is also worth noting that last year the Honda dealership took it upon themselves to update the firmware on my car. And I can't shake the feeling that in doing so it changed my MPG too.
Your right about the firmware update. My mileage dropped about 5% after the last recall update. Honda claims this was done to preserve battery life, in other words, the computer will not allow the battery to discharge fully, so this in turn increases the work for the ICE, and decreases MPG.

If it makes the battery last longer, I can live with the decreased MPG.
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