48 comments on Recent VMT and Fuel Economy Trends
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RJB on June 12, 2006 - 10:34am
My Civic hydbrid consistently (over three years of driving) gets about 10% worse mileage in the winter than in the summer, with driving habits essentially the same, 80-90% highway, keeping the speed to 65-70 mph.
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mcain6925 on June 12, 2006 - 10:52am
My non-hybrid Civics have always displayed much the same behavior, although the drop-off is more like 5% than 10%. Part of it here in the Denver metro area is that oxygenated fuel (all ethanol additives now that MTBE is gone) is required during the winter months. At least some of the gas stations put up signs in the spring when they receive their first load of ethanol-free gasoline. What effect does cold weather have on the electric side of the hybrid power train?
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ET on June 12, 2006 - 12:41pm
Ditto the Honda Insight. Honda dealer 'mileage specialist' says it is because of the winter fuel formulation.
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