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I'm sure it will charge the battery exclusively from regen (whenever the brake pedal is used) and plugging in.Will the HS charge the battery from the engine or is it just regen and plugging in that does that? Does it use regen when the ICE is engaged to charge the battery and save on braking?
The engine does charge the battery while driving and you can either select automatic/Standard, Medium or High. Medium being around 50% battery level and High charging up to 100%.Will the HS charge the battery from the engine or is it just regen and plugging in that does that? Does it use regen when the ICE is engaged to charge the battery and save on braking?
That’s useful - thanks.The engine does charge the battery while driving and you can either select automatic, standard or medium. Medium being around 50% battery level and standard charging up to 100%.
The fully charged battery option is meant for a destination with an exhaust ban in my view.But remember you are burning fossil fuel to put miles back into the HV battery.
Not cost effective unless you are receiving a “Fuel Allowance” with your job of course.
I previous car was a PHEV and I owned it for four years.
I never used the engine to put charge back into the HV battery, false economy.
I noticed that Volvo announced only yesterday, that they will not be selling ICE or hybrid cars from 2030.
Full EV or nothing !.
Is it quite nippy in engine and EV combined mode?FYI: Different driving modes as shown on instrument cluster
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It is...Is it quite nippy in engine and EV combined mode?
6.9 secs to 100 km / h ... hmm .. in China maybe, I have not yet seen a serious test where those times have been achieved.It is...
6,9 secs to 100km/hr
Hi Bin,6.9 secs to 100 km / h ... hmm .. in China maybe, I have not yet seen a serious test where those times have been achieved.
Our own best time (totally unprofessionally measured on an iPhone stopwatch), is app. 8.8 sec to 100 km / h.
But it is fast up to about 80 km / h ...and then the poor thing desperately looks for the next gear!View attachment 3359![]()
Today got my HS PHEV down to 0% on the battery, when I stop the ICE continues to run 1100 Rpm and the EV motor at 1600 Rpm and with in 3 minutes had put 2% in to the battery.I'm sure it will charge the battery exclusively from regen (whenever the brake pedal is used) and plugging in.
It will be interesting to know whether it charges when slowing down while in cruise control. The ZS EV doesn't. All cars should do, really.
Charging the HV battery from the ICE is surly not cost effective though ?.Today got my HS PHEV down to 0% on the battery, when I stop the ICE continues to run 1100 Rpm and the EV motor at 1600 Rpm and with in 3 minutes had put 2% in to the battery.
At this point on the I turned on the battery control to high and with 5 minutes had 5% recovered in the battery. So if on long run away from home if using the ICE with more revs could fill it in no time which would not hit consumption that much, I will try this out later in the month.
For every day running to work or down the shop not a good way to charge better to charge at home. But if you are on the main road or motorway which you would be running the ICE on a long drive then if battery is down to 0% you will find it will start charging the battery anyway which I found out today but I was on a very short run.Charging the HV battery from the ICE is surly not cost effective though ?.
Reducing your MPG to gain a few electrical miles is expensive way of doing it.
But if you need the EV miles to get around a big city, then so be it.