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Isaac Zachary · 09-20-2025, 07:07 PM

What about the environmental impact on the catalytic converters and batteries themselves.

Hot weather can hurt batteries but favors quicker startups, whereas cold weather could cause a catalytic converter to clog up more quickly.

09-20-2025, 07:07 PM	#27 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary High Altitude Hybrid Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Gunnison, CO Posts: 2,350 Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV 90 day: 40.45 mpg (US) Prius - '06 Toyota Prius Thanks: 1,340 Thanked 687 Times in 532 Posts	What about the environmental impact on the catalytic converters and batteries themselves. Hot weather can hurt batteries but favors quicker startups, whereas cold weather could cause a catalytic converter to clog up more quickly. __________________