Quote:
Originally Posted by Statman55
ok can anybody clarify this for me.
if your main ev battry is dead , theres a small battery in the car to start the petrol engine. if this is the case should i drive the car in petrol mode for a day or so to solve this , as the car is plugged in every night and driven in electric mode 99% of the time . I have this car 3 months now and have been to the dealer twice already this will be my 3rd visit , I am not happy the car lists in ireland at 75k euros.  |
The car should start off the 12v battery, there is always a little power left in the HV battery but the car engine will not charge the battery to any usable degree. The idea of the PHEV is that when you run out of electric you can still drive the car. The 12v battery actually charges via the EV battery so as far as I am aware it doesn’t have an alternator to charge it like the normal ICE engine.