Trying to us the auto climate control, but it really has its own preference

That's because 75 is warmer than 69 so it's trying to warm things up a bit via the heater floor vents. Lower the temp down a few degrees (72ish) and watch the panel. You should see it move the arrows to the face vents. If not, lower it some more till that happens.

 

No matter what mode I try and use I need to make sure front window defrost is one of them. Front window always gets fogged up...

 

Yes, the temp and fan should remain auto, even if you pushed mode.
Auto light not lit, because it is no longer full Auto (you put the mode to manual).
If you then played with the fan speed, the temp control would still be active, but fan and mode would not be.

 

Also, if you are running the car in ECO mode (the green eco light close to the speedometer is on), the A/C operation is more "subdued".

 

for "Face" you need to be in "cool" mode. if you want "Face" and get warm air, you must do so manually.

automatic tries to predict what you want and face is air conditioning. warmth or heat takes into account that heat rises and the car is trying to be efficient and to efficient heat any entity, the heat must come from the lowest vent of the area it is trying to heat.

the fact of the matter; the AI of the car cannot read your mind. you still have to "click" on what you want. the days of computers who read your mind and navigate for you have not arrived yet

 

oh ya, about that... my electricity is cheap, but not that cheap. i average 10.1 to 10.4 cents per KW, but i also have about 100 free charging stations in the area. that goes a LONG way towards lowering my charging bill!!

Now Hawaii was prime for Better Place and you might want to wait for that. granted probably 3-4 years away, but with gas prices, i would be tempted to get a Leaf. dont know what your rates are but you are highest gas prices in the country (Alaska would be higher but they have no state gas tax)

 

Your windshield will not fog up in AUTO. It will use enough A/C to keep the windshield fog free.

 

Down south this isn't necessarily true; especially this time of year. Mornings are cool to warmish (60's) but very humid and heavy fog is common. Since the auto temp setting is so close to ambient, the system barely runs (1-2 bars of fan). You need the windshield defrost button to clear the windows in a timely manor.

 

Yes, and I fog up at night. Auto doesn't figure out a lot well for me. There are those other buttons to fix it though.