Recent content by scrumpymike

Agreed, I now understand the argument in favour of parallel mode. As it happens, I've been doing what you suggest ever since I got the PHEV but for pollution control rather than operating efficiency reasons. Thanks for sticking with this. It must be frustrating for you and other knowledgeable...

Thanks for that. I've been hitting the 'charge' button 5 or so miles from home and selecting EV just before arrival to ensure the ICE doesn't kick in during the process of parking on the drive, opening the garage and reversing in (which often takes place in the early hours of the morning). From...

Thanks, your reply and other stuff I've read in the last few days since registering is helping me understand how to get the most out of this amazing vehicle. In terms of maximising the service life of the battery, is it best to continuously cycle the battery between full and empty? Or should...

We bought our used PHEV from a dealer at the beginning of this year. After a full overnight charge at home our EV mileage is always somewhere 24 and 30 miles.

Just registered on this forum as a fairly PHEV owner and found this topic. My question is slightly different from the OP. Lots of our driving is local journeys in EV mode. For this kind of use the battery is constantly being cycled from empty to fully recharged via home plug-in. However, I'm...