Keep "ignition mode" on

no, the 12v would go dead.

 

You do not want to use ANY electricity unless your car is in Ready.

 

It doesnt hurt the car to be parked, and in READY mode. For hours. That's correct, right guys?
With several days of 100 degrees coming, guess where I will be most of the day? (I don't have AC at home.)

 

yep, even days and weeks.

 

If you do not run out of gas, you can be in Ready at a stop indefinitely.

 

Thank you Mr Toyoda for the Prius!

 

And I will even be cool while driving to the gas station. 25 bucks for 5 or 6 weeks worth of gas is a lot cheaper than a $400 monthly electric bill at home. During these hot summers I am very thankful I have a Prius.

 

My summer (Colorado) all-home A/C bill averages about $150 for electricity and gas. My slack-season (spring and fall) is about $110 so I figure I'm spending around $40 a month on average for whole-house A/C during the summer months.

$120 a year is close to nothing.

My house is a little over 2,300 square feet plus an approximately 1,000 square foot finished basement. Standard double-pane windows, not low-E, standard 2x4 construction. I keep the thermostat between 73 and 77 depending on time of day.

 

kwh is a better measure as electron prices vary wildly across the u.s.

 

I use an average of about 400kWh per month to cool my house in the peak summer months.

 

i'll have to look at my bills, but i know without looking that sleeping in the prius would be cheaper.

 

Maybe...but not for a family of four, and it wouldn't be nearly as comfortable.

 

oh, who brought comfort to the discussion?

 

Your account says you have a 2016 Prius, do you have a Prime? If not, you'll be burning gas and that causes carbon monoxide.

 

Carbon monoxide? You mean like inside the cabin? Well, then I will have a nice, peaceful, COOL death. Or do you mean just regular pollution from my gas-guzzling 2016 un-primed Prius? It uses very little fuel when parked, and in the READY mode. The engine only comes on for a couple minutes, once or twice an hour or so.

Priuschat members camp all night in their old Prius, with the AC or heater running. Nobody that I know of has bought the farm yet!

(And I bet my pizza breath puts out more carbon monoxide than my Prius!! )