It's Hot in Las Vegas!

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  1. ffatta

    ffatta Junior Member

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    I took this pic last Saturday. My car was parked for only 2 hours on the roof of a hotel on the strip.
     

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  2. orenji

    orenji Senior Member

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    Wow, it took you 59 minutes to go 3.7 miles? How packed was Vegas that day?
     
    #2 orenji, Jul 1, 2015
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    Acres of (dark) asphalt are not helping. :(
     
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    The EV portion was 3.7 miles; the total trip was ~ 20 miles.

    I'm not sure where the thermometer is in the car but it is not indicative of just the ambient temperature. Any reason OP is not cracking open windows for ventilation rather than turning his car into a greenhouse ?
     
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    I stand corrected, been a long day!
     
    #5 orenji, Jul 2, 2015
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    That is ridiculous. Favorite saying of the locals: "But everywhere is air conditioned and you're barely outside!"
     
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  7. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    It's not too far off the actual air temperature.

    The daytime high was close to 43°C/109°F but official WMO says temperature is measured 2m off the ground and the car is closer to the ground so that is very possible.
     
    #7 Tideland Prius, Jul 7, 2015
  8. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    how long has toyota been installing ev %/ distance?
     
    #8 bisco, Jul 7, 2015
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    Particularly in Las Vegas. That city is one big slab of asphalt.
     
    #9 SageBrush, Jul 7, 2015
  10. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Yup. Changing the landscape from beige to black.
     
    #10 Tideland Prius, Jul 8, 2015
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