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I don't see much problem with an Insight in Winter. Here in Maine, I've seen plenty of them commuting when temperatures are cold and snow is piling up.
You really need to drive any car whether hybrid or gasoline a little farther than 3 miles each time you commute to keep up starter battery. Your engine is also not going to reach full operating temperature in that short a distance, unless you're on the road over 15 minutes or so with the engine running, so it will definitely not be as efficient as it could be, no matter what you drive.
I knew a teacher that had a Honda CR-V that she used for her commute of 3 miles. Why she didn't walk it or use a bicycle, I'll never know. Anyway, she was replacing her 12V battery every two years or less. Not enough charging time when she ran the car, so the batteries would die prematurely.
I would pick a coulple of days a week and do an errand that keeps you on the road 15 miles or so. That way, you would probably extend the life of your batteries, 12V and the hybrid battery.
Your English is great. My Polish is horrible, so you're way ahead of me!
Okrzyki!
You really need to drive any car whether hybrid or gasoline a little farther than 3 miles each time you commute to keep up starter battery. Your engine is also not going to reach full operating temperature in that short a distance, unless you're on the road over 15 minutes or so with the engine running, so it will definitely not be as efficient as it could be, no matter what you drive.
I knew a teacher that had a Honda CR-V that she used for her commute of 3 miles. Why she didn't walk it or use a bicycle, I'll never know. Anyway, she was replacing her 12V battery every two years or less. Not enough charging time when she ran the car, so the batteries would die prematurely.
I would pick a coulple of days a week and do an errand that keeps you on the road 15 miles or so. That way, you would probably extend the life of your batteries, 12V and the hybrid battery.
Your English is great. My Polish is horrible, so you're way ahead of me!
Okrzyki!
