Recent content by nkane

Similar issue on a US MY 2020. If AA is plugged in, you can't select the radio from the "Multimedia" button; it just takes you to the AA screen. I guess Google thinks that the radio is obsolete... Another weird one: if I've been listening to baseball on the MLB At Bat app recently, AA defaults...

Android Auto's behavior has been a little weird. On my wife's phone it does just what you described. But on my phone the directions play over the audio (MY 2020). This makes me think it's an AA or a phone issue, not a car issue.

Shhh! Don't tell CalTrans!!! Old Priest Grade:https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/9240-old-priest-grade-road.html Highway 108 over Sonora Pass, 26%: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora_Pass

Huh. So we have weak 120V plugs here in the US and the charging brick always says it's charging in 8 amp mode. Plugging those into an online calculator (https://www.inchcalculator.com/amps-to-kilowatts-calculator/), that gives charging power of .96 kW. According to your formula, that would...

Whether it takes 8, 12, or 15 hours to get a full charge will matter quite a bit for which electric rate plan I choose, and also whether it's worth it to invest in a level 2 charger. Is there a way to see how long it's taking to get to full charge? I looked through the MMCS and PHEV watchdog (I...

Interesting! this seems consistent with the guy who couldn't tow his boat out of the water in Sweden. It seems like the car has little ability to provide torque from stopped when there's too much resistance. My question is whether this is true of all electric cars, or is it just an Outland...

That's my understanding. Trex's graph on the first page of this thread show the Turtle icon between 26% and 13% SoC. I guess I don't want to know what happens below 13%....

Alright, next road trip I'll try some B5. But I remain skeptical.

I assure you that was not the case. The "SAVE" icon was lit on the dashboard the whole time. I double checked because the battery level kept dropping. I disagree here. Don't you want to be gliding downhill whenever you don't need to be actively slowing the car down? Say on a long straight...

I was able to maintain 60 mph uphilll, but no longer had the torque to accelerate hard. I don't think I could have gotten up to 70. Fortunately the Turtle showed up close to the top of each hill, but I didn't have time to do much experimentation.

Weird. Amazon seems to have issues with links across national borders. It's ASIN B0897D3B2L, PHATRIP 53" Universal Roof Rack Cross Bars Set, 4 Legs with Key Lock, Aluminum Bars, Idea for Ski Rack, Bike Rack, Kayak Rack Fit SUV Vehicles with Raised Side Rails and Flush Side Rails

So here's my report after my first big mountain road trip in the Outlander PHEV. We loaded up with 2 adults, 1 baby, a roof box, and skiing and climbing gear and headed from the Bay to Mammoth for a long weekend. A few takeaways: We got turtled twice: once heading north on 395 going up to...

Ordered these, they worked fine for a decent length road trip with a roof box. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0897D3B2L/ref=twister_B08DDFHZ9J?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I came across this spare tire kit which claims it fits the PHEV: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Mitsubishi-OE-2020-Outlander-PHEV-Spare-Tire-Kit-/383376074464 Anyone have experience with this? It seems like it goes in the space where the battery lives, but I remain intrigued. The lack of a...

Yes, yes, we have our twisty roads too here in California...