When you start your everyday trip routine , do you have to each time switch to EV mode or you make your EV ONLY kilometers in normal mode without using switch just turn car on and go ? I am just waiting to get new 2023 Outlander PHEV here in Ontario Canada. Should arrive next week. I am asking that because I use to have Chevy Volt and that car by default runs in full EV mode until battery empty or until you switched to hybrid mode manually if wanted to save battery. With Chevy Volt I had 0.9L/100 km lifetime fuel consumption on 43,000 km total.
Fairly certain it starts in ev priority mode unless it seems itself too cold or you request heat for the cabin at low temperatures , heat pump can function until -15°c
It always defaults to normal mode on the next start, including s-awc settings. You can lock in EV mode manually by turning the car on acc mode then pushing the EV button to select EV, then turning the car on with a brake pedal press. But this only works within operating temps of the drive battery. In the winter for example, the drive battery can be too cold to be in EV mode only on start up.
Welcome to the forum.
I did preorder Hyundai Tucson PHEV one year ago and just gave up last week when purchased 2023 Outlander PHEV SEL Diamond Black on Black leather here in Ontario Canada.
Made a reservation Dec 6 2022, Car was at the dealership 2/11/23.
forget what it was at first was playing with a lot of buttons lol . now it only starts in normal mode , may always have or it switched due to low temperatures im not sure . thing is you want it in normal mode during low temperatures any way as it will keep the temperature where you want it . it will start the heat pump and or engine to start then go to ev and occasionally run the engine when needed for heat but not very often so still mostly in ev . it will turn on the engine more often if you have your defog on that freaked me out a little with the engine comming on for a minuet every 5-6 mins on a cold day but figured it out so if you dont need defog dont use it lol.
Thank you
gotta tell you the mileage difference isnt really noticeable . by the way normal mode is working now i think during the summer there will probably be little to no difference between normal and ev . first time phev owner so its all a big bag of fun for me now playing and figuring things out lol . gotta tell you i do love this vehicle though . i see yours came in looks great congrats . when you get some time driving tell us what you think im kinda curious about how it compares to your last one .
If you don't mind me asking, how much is your dealership charging for the extended warranty? I've found that the price can have a HUGE range from dealer to dealer. (In 2018 my Subaru dealer wanted $4k for an extended warranty, but another only wanted $1400, so I was able to get my dealership to price match for the exact same warranty, "saved" myself literally thousands to of $$!!).
