Thread: Mpg drop in winter.
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Old 11-30-2018, 09:30 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Hybrids lose mileage in cold weather because the IC engine has to run more often to keep the emission control components warm enough to work properly. There are LOTS of postings over at priuschat.com about this.

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