simonrh said:
So, to confirm:
It is a software rather than hardware based modification?
It enables EV-only running by pressing "ECO"
It bumps the E-motor only power output cap up from 60kW to 70kW.
Sounds good
For PolishPilot: "It looks like VTechTuning has something to do with Poland"
Wow, U R so brilliant
Pozdrawiam z Krakowa
(for English spoken - this is rare foreign language. "Pozdrawiam" means - "Who the hell" and "z Krakowa" - is to be translated to: "are you?").
At first - sorry for silence. Something strange happen to me, seems to be solved (or goin' to be solved).
Simonrh - yep, it is just PHEV ECU reflash. I tested even 80 kW but it seems not a good idea as the voltage at battery starts to drop, so it surges too much. Also this mod enables additional capacity of battery to be used, so gasoline engine will start at 13% of real capacity of battery ( I do now about 60-65 km on battery, depends on temperature/heating). I have tested also full block of gasoline (never starts) - car has a protection mechanism (factory, hard coded, not mine), that activates below 21% of capacity of battery and reduces max current as:
%_of_70kwh_permitted = 70kwh * (actual_state_of_charge - 13)/8
...so this stops the car (really, just stops it) at 13% of charge, but you can feel power drop arising below 20% of charge. It is clearly visible at power gauge at dashboard.
It looks good. Protects battery from damage, gives you clear signal, that there is no more power. In my mod I can set any % state of charge to be a moment that starts gasoline engine (or even block it) but I have still one issue - if gasoline engine is started, it works until state of charge is a factory minimal (about 30%). So when it starts - it works quite long (of course if mod permits it). If mod does not permit it, you will just be stopped and must press ECO button to switch to normal mode to start gasoline engine - and then it will run until factory minimal state of charge OR until you press ECO again (and block gasoline engine).
Now I upload video that explains switching between ECO MODE (no gasoline engine at all, 70kW power) and NORMAL (standard behaviour).
The only problem I found is that I cannot block start of gasoline engine, when it is cold, because car always starts in NORMAL mode. If I switch off AC panel off, and start car, and switch to ECO MODE, then start AC panel (with any temperature) - it is ok. But if not - gasoline engine will jump on.
I tried to re-configure car to start with ECO MODE as default, but until now I failed. I can re-configure NORMAL mode to be pure EV mode, but it is kinda stupid to switch ECO MODE to permit gasoline engine to run - isn't it?
https://youtu.be/K_iwy5KvJMc
Sorry for shitty video, but village roads are not good for such acceleration PHEV has. Tommorow evening after work I will try to do same at highway with camera mounted still and speed of 120 kmh or more (version for nerds). PLZ remember, that PHEV cannot go faster than 150-155 kmh/h in pure electric mode with 70kW (I have also checked standard 60 kW, top speed is 140something
BTW - flasher I write will be for Android, with iGate as a flashing device (any - WiFi or Bluetooth). I personally use WiFi one.
Any comments appreciated.
