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So my PHEV resembles a golf ball after hail damage. I had heard about baking paintwork not being good for EV batteries so I asked. The guy said yeah yeah, Toyota, Nissan etc with batteries can't go past 50C. (Toyota would all be NiMh which is more heat tolerant I believe?) I still think this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRd-o8tUVHc

Anyone in the UK wanting spares for their PHEV might like to check this out, wrecked PHEV for parts? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2015-mitsubishi-outlander-breaking-Gx-4H-Phev-/301872577726 2500 pounds for the computers -...

Anyone with a PHEV knows we are missing a "Pure EV" mode, so instead we watch that the Power gauge stays in Eco zone (<60kW) ensuring the ICE/generator remains off. Well, now I've made this much easier. In my App I can set a warning sound at say 45kW of battery draw and an alarm sound at say...

Scenario : Long Trip - A) Local Road to start trip, then B) Highway driving, no chance of plugging in, then C) Local Road to end trip 1. Drive in EV mode for (A) 2. Hit "Save" when entering highway (B), as we are told to do by Mitsubishi. 3. Notice when battery level increases due to excess...

A friend of mine commented that he thought it might be a problem having the PHEV engine start/stop much more frequently than a conventional car. I googled and found this research paper on the topic http://papers.sae.org/2014-01-1476/ (You can see the first 5 pages here. I have NOT read the full...