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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The electric wouldn't make much sense if I could nearly complete my commute on the battery, but then have the engine come on in the last 2 miles. Engines aren't efficient when cold, and 2 miles isn't enough time to get them up to operating temperature.
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I don't quite see the logic of this. I mean, you have to do the inefficient* warmup anyway, regardless of whether it's at the start of your commute, or the end.
*Which isn't all that inefficient, at least in my Insight, which is the only vehicle I have with an mpg display.