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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
I would think the Avalon is significantly better
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Yes! Hence:
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
I hope to use the Avalon for as long as possible.
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
Other than your charging issue.
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The Avalon isn't a plug-in hybrid. But I do plug it in every night, I mean I plug in the engine block heater on it.
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
no warm up inefficiencies
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I think it has terible warm up inefficiencies. Even with the block heater it doesn't seem to help much in terms of fuel mileage. My daily driving is short trips here and there, and most of those show less than 20mpg, sometimes less than 10! I got a 1,500W block heater that I want to try to get temps up to around 175°F before driving off instead of around 30°F more than ambient like the stock block heater. But I also think the NiMH battery probably needs heating too. (Ideally I'd have a plug-in hybrid or an EV for around town and an ICEV for the highway).
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
airspeed isn't significant for drag
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Yes! Much better than a RAV4 that has a lower MPG rating on the highway. I hit the highway sometimes only once or twice a week, but when I do it's hundred and hundreds of miles. The Subaru seems like it would be more aerodynamic than the RAV4, but I have no idea if it really is. And when I do I get around 45 to 50mpg in the Avalon!
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
and possibly a chance for some regen at some point of the trip.
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True.