oh interesting on the wheel alignment thx.
car is 5 years old - i think it is due for a wheel alignment. also skips on the back when wet weather - i heard wheel alignment can help with that as well.
what i showed was using 100% electric mode. you can see the chart petrol is at highest mpg (the system just incorrectly shows 100mpg)
Oh, then you should definitely do an alignment!!
I’ve had the skipping too and not only when wet, although it’s more clear the more slippy the ground is. No skipping at all since alignment done.
Read at the beginning, during, or end of the journey? It makes a difference.
4,0miles/1kWh it’s aprox. 15kWh/100km
Yours 1.8 is above 33kWh/100km. A bit too much.
How much energy are you currently filling up 0-100%?
Various things can affect m/kW (kW/100km, kWh/100 km, l/100), such as basic energy consumption, heater, lights, wipers, length of journey, speed, stop start traffic.
On a regular 12 mile round trip at sub 10°c, with 1½ hour break, with regen, my outward consumption is typically around 2.0m/kW and homeward is around 3.0m/kW, however, in the warmer months easliy add 1 to both figures.(out<3,home=4).
On cold days, I don’t use the A/C, just the heating and ventilation, set to AUTO 18. This is sufficient for thermal comfort. The A/C has an electric compressor, so it uses up the traction battery at electric mode.
You should use the AC in colder temperatures as helps keep cabin condensation down by sucking out the moisture. Also you should turn it on it at least once a month to keep the seals lubricated.
The A/C doesn’t work anyway if the outside temperature is below +3 degrees Celsius. Mine does this for up to two months.
I’m familiar with the issue of humidity and A/C system lubrication, so I sometimes turn the A/C on, but it usually turns off in electric mode at temperatures up to +20 degrees Celsius.
We have had our for 4 months now. After a full charge our range shows 12 to 14 miles. Pretty disappointing. We have mentioned this to our dealer previously but will be bringing it up again next week.
Calm your driving style and range will increase.
You have to choose between electric or fast. Electric driving is a state of mind if range is a concern.
Yes and depends if your journey is stop-start or something a bit more continuous. Winter/cold severly impacts the range. I’d estimate about 30% lower at 5degC compared to 20degC, more if it is colder. Additionally there is the extra load - heating for cabin/seats, demister, etc - which all use up the battery. Also, if you are pre-conditioning the car before a journey it is using energy but not moving.
The range shown is an estimate based on your previous drives - and I always get a little bit more mileage than is shown on the range before the battery is at 0% and the petrol engine turns on.
My (DS4) EV displayed range is currently about 19-20miles here in UK. I’ve yet to work out if the “B” mode actually gives more range - but I am generally quite light on brakes anyway when driving.
When I bought my DS4 E Tense I was seeing 19 miles after a full charge, this increased to 33 miles over the a period of time, it has now dropped to 23 miles.
I do the exact same journey & mileage every day and use the car for 4 days per week.
I took the advice from my son who also has a PHEV and found that doing a cycle of driving in full electric until it dropped to 0 %, then recharging and driving in full electric again, doing this continuously over a week or so started to increase the mileage from 19 up to 33.
I was told by the dealer not to drive in B Mode but to put it in B Mode when going down a hill. I think it uses front and rear motors to regenerate / charge the battery. It normally uses just the rear motors to regenerate in D Mode.
Everyone has their own version of using B mode. I do what your dealer told. I use B for braking if I have enough room in the front and rear (to avoid someone hitting me).
Since manual braking also regenerates the exact same way as B mode does, I never use B mode.
I also lift and coast a lot, which you can’t do in B mode.
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Your range will increase I’ve time, your car has been moved around the dealers forcourt for a while, then recharged, so that’s all the “Guess-O-Meter” knows about, the more you drive it in the big wide world the better the range will get.
If you are concerned, fully charge yo 100%, reset your trip to 0 and go for a drive, then you will see what range you get. Remembering that, town driving will use more electricity, as will 70mph down the dual carriage way.
As for ‘B- mode’, I use it upto about 50mph where there is alot of stop start occurrences, but not on a dual carriage way. It just makes low speed driving so relaxing. I like it on fast country roads too, saves moving my for from accelerator to brake just to slow down for a bend. As for making a difference, possibly, but I have seen percentage and range go up when coming down a step hill, or when switching into 'B mode at 70 mph when approaching a roundabout without touching the brakes.
I use B mode every time, cant see why not ?
I’ve seen 33 miles after a full charge which has now dropped to 23 miles due to the winter months, this is better than some others I’ve seen reported so I dont think using B mode all the time is having an adverse effect ?
I use B mode occasionally and only on braking. When I don’t want to brake, I turn off B mode and the car coasts to minimize speed loss. B mode sometimes brakes too hard, and most of the time I don’t want that. When accelerating, B mode is always turned off.
My record on electric power alone is 75 km (47 miles) on a single charge, and that was without B mode.
Is that 47 miles on the trip counter of what the electric range showed @ 100% charge.
