Hi Admins,
(Hi Anko, etc...)
Looking on the trailer video with the boat and a lot of other videos on the web:
I think there is quite some confusion as some are manipulative and show theoretical "non-performance" while some others show how it works.
It therefore would make sense for me to post a guideline with "Dos & Don'ts" on prominent (fixed) place in the top lines of the forum.
For diagonal load situations where one pair of wheels has no good contact to the ground:
Let the wheels spin for at least a few seconds. The car will (should?) automatically start to brake the spinning wheel after a while.
Maybe this is depending on the selected mode?
For (towing) situations where full torque is needed:
The driving battery can provide a limited current (approx. 200 Ampere) which is just half the current needed for getting full torque from both motors.
Such low speed max. load situation therefore needs the ICE to be active and provide the other half of the needed electric current.
The ICE needs to have a runtime of 60-90 seconds before providing serious load to the generator (except full kickdown).
Etc...
There will be more topics for such "Dos & Don'ts" than the ones mentioned above?
The "Tips & Tricks" thread might collect such knowledge but important driving topics might better get an extra place?
Best regards, Harald
PS:
My considerations are still of theoretical nature collected from different sources in the web. Still waiting 2-3 weeks until I can pick up my own PHEV.
(Hi Anko, etc...)
Looking on the trailer video with the boat and a lot of other videos on the web:
I think there is quite some confusion as some are manipulative and show theoretical "non-performance" while some others show how it works.
It therefore would make sense for me to post a guideline with "Dos & Don'ts" on prominent (fixed) place in the top lines of the forum.
For diagonal load situations where one pair of wheels has no good contact to the ground:
Let the wheels spin for at least a few seconds. The car will (should?) automatically start to brake the spinning wheel after a while.
Maybe this is depending on the selected mode?
For (towing) situations where full torque is needed:
The driving battery can provide a limited current (approx. 200 Ampere) which is just half the current needed for getting full torque from both motors.
Such low speed max. load situation therefore needs the ICE to be active and provide the other half of the needed electric current.
The ICE needs to have a runtime of 60-90 seconds before providing serious load to the generator (except full kickdown).
Etc...
There will be more topics for such "Dos & Don'ts" than the ones mentioned above?
The "Tips & Tricks" thread might collect such knowledge but important driving topics might better get an extra place?
Best regards, Harald
PS:
My considerations are still of theoretical nature collected from different sources in the web. Still waiting 2-3 weeks until I can pick up my own PHEV.