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Old 05-11-2022, 11:15 AM   #49 (permalink)
hayden55
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Sport Utility Prius - '10 Toyota Prius II
90 day: 52.98 mpg (US)

300k Sequoia 4WD - '01 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
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Try again with the fan at 80-90% speed. This is what ECO mode does on the gen 3 Prius. It also runs the compressor a very mediocre way so it doesn't use as much power. Its hard to explain but it feels like you have a less effective ac pump with a noisy fan.
I some what helped my summer mpg by doing 70% crystalline on the windshield and 40% crystalline on the side windows. Math wise it blocks around 80% of the energy going through the windows with the stock tint.
I noticed for me when it is 90, full sun, and humid outside when i am traveling by interstate it would be at 80% bars on fan the entire interstate and i would still be a hot cold sweat. After the tint the fan ran around 40-60% bars and i felt more evenly to temp.
If i remember correctly the AC pump is 3500w or 4500w
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