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Got my first experience with using AC somewhat heavily in this car. Set it to 75F auto recirculate and wow does it suck a lot more gas. Engine off costing the hybrid battery just drains fast, I'd dare to say the AC takes more energy than making the car move at steady state 20mph on a gravel road slightly up hill lol. The last time I drove the trip with lights on I got like 57mpg on the scan gauge, this time it was more like 48mpg in the day time but with ac on. Coasting was as much or more than before, no EV mode stuff except the last leg to my driveway the engine didn't want to turn off, so put it in EV mode for the last coast.
I haven't tested yet, but I suspect windows down might get better mpg in this car. Other option is to manually set the temp to max cold and manually set air speed to 2-3 bars from what I read in another thread. Kind of amazed how much extra fuel the AC system draws, I don't remember the AC effecting my Corolla too much but it was directly driven off the engine via belt.
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