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Old 12-15-2015, 02:09 PM   #36 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Ben, you should wrap the heater with insulation, to make it more efficient.
Yep, I'm actually planning on doing that. There's a great thread on winter mods on the MyiMiEV forum. One guy even used a wool sock as insulation around the heater fluid reservoir. It actually looks pretty good, and is a clever way to match the odd shape!

I did buy a 12V electric blanket when I went to drop my car off at the dealer service center. It worked great! Toasty warm, while being low current and flexible.
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