Recent content by Lior

Hi, For some reason my outlander doesnt have power on battery until the motor starts and stops, when it turns off the power on battery only returns to normal. 50% chrage left... This morning i see that the following message appears: Charge support stopped The car was 90% charged and unplugged...

Thanks. Wouldnt the charging itself heat the batteries anyway?

Hi, I am often stopping at home to pick up the kids or do some other chores. This means I can be at home for 20-30 minutes before heading back out. I assume that short charges (slow charges only!) may not be healthy for the battery lifetime (shorten its lifetime or capacity). How decremental...

Hi guys, thanks for the detailed responses! Lior

Hi, I want to bring up two examples before I ask my question: 1. When on a long drive. If for instance I have 100KM left to drive and the battery is depleted, the battery will charge to 2KM and then the engine will shut off for a minute or so until that charge is depeleted. Then it will turn...

Thanks for the detailed reply! I'm coming back to my last question - isnt it harmful to the petrol engine to stop for 1 minute and then come back to live? (it does that when the batteries are empty, then after they are charged enough for 1-2km, the engine turns off for a minute or so. After the...

Hi, I have my PHEV about a month and I have a few questions that hopefully you can answer - I know that the 2 electric motors do not have gears, but I did notice a strange behavior - When accelerating, with the petrol engine running for extra power, sometimes the revs of the petrol engine...