Want to ask a question that my dealer does not seem to know the answer to, namely, how good is the recharge cycle on the Outlander PHEV battery.
For instance, when I bought my new mobile phone I could talk a week on it without needing to recharge. After 2 years I have to recharge it every 4 days despite me having similar usage. The best I could find on the net to explain it was here:
http://www.batribike.com/battery-info
I appreciate the above has to do with electric bikes but I would think that the same would apply to any rechargeable battery including that on the Outlander PHEV.
My point is that with a new battery you can travel 35 miles with the Outlander PHEV on an electric alone. If after a 1000 recharge cycles (say three to four years) the battery only retained 60% of its original charge then you would only be able to travel 14 miles on electric alone on a full charge. It would probably be time to change the battery and I am thinking the battery is going to be an expensive part.
Does anyone know how much of its original charge the Outlander PHEV will hold after say, 1000 recharge cycles?
For instance, when I bought my new mobile phone I could talk a week on it without needing to recharge. After 2 years I have to recharge it every 4 days despite me having similar usage. The best I could find on the net to explain it was here:
http://www.batribike.com/battery-info
I appreciate the above has to do with electric bikes but I would think that the same would apply to any rechargeable battery including that on the Outlander PHEV.
My point is that with a new battery you can travel 35 miles with the Outlander PHEV on an electric alone. If after a 1000 recharge cycles (say three to four years) the battery only retained 60% of its original charge then you would only be able to travel 14 miles on electric alone on a full charge. It would probably be time to change the battery and I am thinking the battery is going to be an expensive part.
Does anyone know how much of its original charge the Outlander PHEV will hold after say, 1000 recharge cycles?