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Prius Prime - What happens in extreme cold?

6°F is the coldest temperature many Prius Prime owners will ever encounter, so this particular commute home provided a great opportunity to capture & share. Being below the 14°F threshold for the electric heat-pump meant the gas-engine would need to cycle to provide warmth inside. Electric-Only driving would still be available, but from time to time rather than continuously. No plug was used. That meant the battery-warmer could not be taken advantage and a recharge would not occur. The car just sat there in the cold all day while I was busy at work. 18.5 miles of driving through traffic dealing with fresh fallen snow resulted in an overall average of 64 MPG. That's quite remarkable for what was basically treated as an ordinary winter commute here in Minnesota.