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Have you had it refilled recently? Our 2014 PHEV Aircon had pretty much stopped working by the time it was the age of your car. A visit to our local service centre got it running again. Martin

In most of Europe, they are on so long as the car is "started" - as in capable of moving if put in gear. Martin

In some administrations, daylight running lights are mandatory while the car is running - I can't turn mine off here in England. Martin

The Outlander PHEV is the definition of a First World Car - expensive and of little value unless you have easy access to mains charging... Martin

My 2014 did 300 on a tank most weeks. I simply came to the conclusion that if I could not go pure EV, I might as well stick with petrol. I ended up buying an X-Trail ePower - electric transmission but no pretence at EV so I'm not lugging around many pounds of batteries that contribute very...

I need a minimum of 250 miles range - and a genuine 250 miles, not some theoretical figure that might be achievable on a warmish May afternoon on the flat with the Aircon off... Martin

With a hybrid, it's a lot less important than it is with a pure EV - you burn more petrol, but you still get there. We were prepared to spend close to £60,000 on the replacement for the PHEV, but could not find an acceptable option. There are a few on the market with published ranges at new...

My Aircon was never off. Martin

When they did ours, they used the regular stuff and it carried on for a couple of years without a hint of smoke! Martin

How old is the car? The Aircon on our 2014 model lost much of its cooling power as it got round to seven or eight years old. The coolant was running low - a local workshop topped in up and it worked reasonably well again till we sold the car. You can do it yourself - Halfords will sell you a...

It was always referred to add the guessometer and never was more than a rough indication. Towards the end of its life, my 2014 PHEV behaved pretty much the same - the initial indication was grossly over optimistic and dropped off rapidly when I started driving. Martin

We had a 2014 model which was used primarily for highway driving. Once you have run the battery flat, you should be able to get around 44mpg or 6.5 ltr/100km out of it. If you are interested in overall fuel consumption, then you need to subtract your EV range from the 100km and then work out the...

I find that a flat with no replacement compromises driveability even more... Martin

I fear that may be the case... It's worth a try talking to them but with Mitsubishi retreating from the car market in many countries, it would be difficult to put effective pressure on them. Since it's a white car, my tendency would be towards sanding back the rust, filling it out with...

If the car had been newer, I might have done that. As it was, I was in possession of a car approaching ten years old with 100,000 miles on the clock, beginning to sound quite elderly and look a bit tatty. I would not have wanted to keep it much longer under any circumstances and, with Mitsubish...

It seems to be a common problem with all EVs, not just Mitsubishi. Our Outlander PHEV was showing its age, and Mitsubishi have withdrawn from Europe, including Britain, so we decided to replace it while it still had some trade-in value. Ford were beginning to promote their Explorer EV SUV and we...

You are lucky that Halfords were prepared to do it. Last spring, I tried the usual suspects - KwikFit, ATS etc. - and the answer was always a flat no. The tyre specialists like KwikFit were prepared to replace tyres since they could easily remove the wheel and do the work away from the car...

I must agree that ours needed no maintenance other than oil changes - and the almost obligatory drive-shaft coupling replacement that all 2014 models needed. But when we traded it in at ten years old and 100,000 miles, it did sound like a well used ten year old car. If Mitsubishi had not pulled...

There were a lot of Outlanders sold eight to ten years ago because the tax status was so attractive. That sales boom pushes up the numbers that you see on the road, but changes to the tax regime and other motoring costs like the London Congestion Charge have almost completely removed the...

Part of the problem here, at least, is that the independent workshops are not willing to repair EVs - they are aware that there are high voltages present and concerned at the Health and Safety implications. Insurance companies are not willing to provide cover for staff unless they have been...