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8) Hybrid car in hot and cold weather? High cold weather may result in a small loss in gas efficiency. In cold weather, hybrid cars employ different strategies to quickly get the battery up to a more acceptable operating temperature as soon as the car is turned on. But in some mild hybrids, such as the Honda Insight, the performance loss while the battery pack gets up to operating temperature, may be more noticeable. Honda’s specifications indicate that its Integrated Motor Assist system will operate as low as 22 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. The Honda Insight has an auxiliary starter motor that is used to start the gasoline engine in extreme cold weather. Hybrid
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