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Old 01-21-2019, 09:24 AM   #23 (permalink)
ksa8907
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Volt, gas only - '12 Chevrolet Volt Premium
90 day: 38.02 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Not just comfort. Yesterday it was 20F and I was driving around with out the heat like usual, hit a big puddle, water splashed up on the windshield and instantly froze over.
Fun times.
I had a similar experience early on with my volt. It was around 20 degrees outside, as usual at that time I didn't have the heat on. The windshield started to fog a little so I put the defrost on and a very mild 68°. The windshield instantly fogged over completely at 60mph.

I no longer skimp on the HVAC settings. Save 50 cents to wreck the car because I can't see... yeah.


Is there any room to have a small honda generator to power an electric heater? Could also use it to add power to at least the 12v system and save energy from the dc/dc converter.
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