Wish the ICE wouldn't Start

don't we all.

 

Buy a Euro-spec one with EV City mode

...and lose EV Boost capability, and reduce your top speed in EV mode by 8mph

 

I'm getting more sanguine about the 55mph or so top speed for EV in the Euro car. There's one stretch of my commute where I am close to it for a couple of miles, a 50mph stretch of the A3, and it seems to chomp EV mileage, as far as I can see from the notoriously unreliable range indicator. Admittedly getting home with a couple of miles EV to go is irritating, but I begin to wonder whether it makes much economic difference, since it reduces the cost of my charge. Depends whether the EV power at 54 compared to 30 is a percentage increase or a multiple.

 

Agree - I just drive around it too, now. Typically setting the cruise at 57 indicated to make sure I use as much charge as I can on my commutes in/out.

 

1) Turn on the ECO mode. You will then have to push the accelerator farther to reach the PWR level.
2) Don't be in such a hurry, go easy on the accelerator. The design of the car isn't a problem.

 

I always drive with the HSI screen up so I avoid the pwr zone. If someone is in a hurry behind me they can go around.

Speaking of that, this was finals week at the college where I teach. Some kid was in such a hurry on the way up to campus he flew up on my rear at such a high speed, tailgated me for 10 seconds then crossed the double yellow nearly taking out oncoming traffic and flew off into the distance at breakneck speeds.

There will always be someone in a hurry until they kill someone or an officer is actually doing their job and stops them.


iPad ? HD

 

I have had that happen a few times where people fly up behind quickly....With this car I tend to be watching my rearview almost constantly (opposite of when i drive my truck at "normal" speeds) When I see someone coming up faster then they should or beginning to tailgate, I hit the HAZARDS and that almost always has them backing way off quick, i then will put my right tires just off the lane/across the lines onto shoulder just enough so they blow by usually. Works most all the time on the one lane roads.

As for the ICE starting. I also always use the HSI screen (any other screen while driving makes no sense to use IMO) to keep an eye on the power bar, and how far up its creeping. I thought it was obvious to keep car in ECO mode but for those that may be in power mode that makes it alot tougher to keep ICE off. But in ECO you gotta press the peddle awful far to make ICE come on. Practically floor it to get ICE to start. LOL

I have been experimenting more with EV range recently on this 25mile route ive been doing for about 3 weeks...and found that using the ICE to take off from a stoplight(especially on 40+mph roads) to get you up to speed quicker saves A LOT of battery. Then switch back to EV once you get to speed(obviously best with a warm engine)

That technique seems to always yield me higher MPG on the same exact route then if I pull away from lights very slowly under EV power and slowly get up to speed. With the ICE i get up to speed quicker(still slower then most traffic) and then use the battery more wisely once at speed. This definitely shows using EV power to get the car moving is not as efficient as using ICE initially to get momentum.

The same route varied as much as 30mpg higher using the ICE to get "off the line" and using battery for "cruising" speed and also the TIME of the trip was much faster due to quicker off the line starts with ICE.

Just thought that was interesting....

 

Yes, Yes, Yes!!

 

Does eco mode affect performance in EV mode?
I know in HV mode it scales back throttle and AC. Was curious...

cm_tenderloin ? 4

 

Yes.....it effects the pedal and also cuts back on AC and Fan power I believe.

 

I know what you mean. However, if the PIP waited a couple seconds after entering the Power range before triggering the ICE to come on, then there would be the opposite complaint of when you want the extra boost of power it takes forever for the car to respond.


But, yes, I think that they could design a slightly better algorithm that takes into account how quickly you approach the power range vs just casually crossing over it.

Mike

 

Wow I'm glad I live in Nebraska. I rarely have to cross the midpoint of the HSI while accelerating, unless I need to accelerate up a hill.

 

On trips longer than EV range I do the same.

 

Same here.. as often as possible lol

LG-MS870 ? 2

 

I aim to keep it under 1/4 of HSI if possible!! haha

midpoint is when im really in a hurry! lol