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0 pointsjedberg9y ago0 comments

No. All the Praises let you run the A/C whether you were moving or not. Since the "engine" is always on, as long as the key is nearby and the on button is pressed you can run the A/C.

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UnoriginalGuy9y ago

> All the Praises let you run the A/C whether you were moving or not.

All modern vehicles allow this...

You're essentially saying the when the engine is on, the AC works. It has nothing to do with being a Prius or not. The only difference is that a Prius can switch into EV mode while the battery allows (and gets pretty silent) before switching back to motor (when the battery is depleted).

I've never seen a vehicle which couldn't run the AC without the vehicle moving. Maybe that was the case with vehicles before my lifetime.

PS - We own a Prius V and a Subaru Outback, both allow this.

lucaspiller9y ago

I'm not quite sure what you are disagreeing with, but I assumed your original comment was about parking your car and leaving the AC running while you go shopping or whatever.

As I said, you can do this with a Prius but it's effectively the same as leaving the keys in the ignition as the car needs to be in "READY" mode, which means everything is running (at least on my standard 2010 model - maybe the PHEV model is different) - if you can get it, you can drive away without needing the key. You can also start the AC from the remote, but it cuts out after 3 minutes or when the battery gets low - it doesn't use the engine to recharge it.

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