Not even the air con. Turning the system on with the fan only is dropping my range with 2km.greendwarf said:"My Guess-O Meter is changing the range when turning ON and OFF the ventilation even without heating."
Precisely - the electric air con is driven by the traction battery, so turning it on will reduce driving range significantly. It takes a lot of energy to extract moisture from warm air
kpetrov said:This is my first winter owning the vehicle and third month driving with ICE control relay pulled out.
The good:
No ICE, full control of the electric heater, defrost and etc. Very happy.
Recently installed an switch to activate-deactivate this really full EV mode.
Now I have an perfect vehicle as it should be. Will post a how to in new topic.
The bad:
Few errors circling on the dash, and no guessometer. The battery level bar is working perfectly though.
You cant grasp the reality that those stupid Mitsubishi engineers should think of an vehicle: foolproof and universal for every single user while reducing the warranty claims regarding ICE cold starts can you?ThudnBlundr said:What were those stupid Mitsubishi engineers thinking of? Maybe you should apply and teach how a real engineer would do it :roll:
kpetrov said:The facebook group with similar problems is growing big and strong.
People even with 2020 models are complaining regarding ICE start at ambient temperatures around 15C/60F.
Myself yesterday, I did a long trip at 20C/68F. After the initial ICE warmup on the highway CHARGE-ing the battery with following commute on EV I parked the vehicle for 5 min. Once I put it in ready the ICE fired up. 40% SOC, 20C/68F, warm engine, ridiculous.
Engine kill switch is working flawlessly though.
Same here; Unlike my previous 2013 model, the present one 2019 (German model) behaves exactly like yours.oscarmax said:I don't use any sites like Facebook, so cannot really comment.
Our 2020 UK model tend stay in EV unless the temperature is below 8/9 degrees C, if I switch the heating off press EV mode then switch the heating back on to 18/20 degrees C, unless it it below zero degrees outside it will stay in EV mode without the ICE firing up, turn the heating up to 20 degrees plus and the ICE will fire up.
jaapv said:Same here; Unlike my previous 2013 model, the present one 2019 (German model) behaves exactly like yours.oscarmax said:I don't use any sites like Facebook, so cannot really comment.
Our 2020 UK model tend stay in EV unless the temperature is below 8/9 degrees C, if I switch the heating off press EV mode then switch the heating back on to 18/20 degrees C, unless it it below zero degrees outside it will stay in EV mode without the ICE firing up, turn the heating up to 20 degrees plus and the ICE will fire up.
oscarmax said:kpetrov said:The facebook group with similar problems is growing big and strong.
People even with 2020 models are complaining regarding ICE start at ambient temperatures around 15C/60F.
Myself yesterday, I did a long trip at 20C/68F. After the initial ICE warmup on the highway CHARGE-ing the battery with following commute on EV I parked the vehicle for 5 min. Once I put it in ready the ICE fired up. 40% SOC, 20C/68F, warm engine, ridiculous.
Engine kill switch is working flawlessly though.
I don't use any sites like Facebook, so cannot really comment.
Our 2020 UK model tend stay in EV unless the temperature is below 8/9 degrees C, if I switch the heating off press EV mode then switch the heating back on to 18/20 degrees C, unless it it below zero degrees outside it will stay in EV mode without the ICE firing up, turn the heating up to 20 degrees plus and the ICE will fire up.
angainor said:It's strange that there are such fundamental differences in behavior between different models. If it's the programming, then I don't envy the developers, who have to manage all the different releases. Maybe it's some sensor fault?
Is it possible that you have burned so little fuel that you car has gone into the automatic fuel burning cycle? Mitsubishi has it programmed where if you don't burn something like 3 or 4 gallons of gasoline during a 3 or 4 month period, it will automatically run the ICE to burn off the fuel to prevent it from getting stale.mort said:Now getting cold starts when simply crossing from one side of a parking lot to another in 54° ambient temperatures. Took PHEV into the service department they installed three updates and took care of the seatbelt recall. The next morning the vehicle did not start at 38 but later that day it was back to its usual shenanigans starting with the EV button depressed no climate called for, crossing a parking lot, at 45 to 50° Mitsubishi service says vehicle returns no error codes and they have no idea how to fix the issue. Service center also says they’ve never seen this before. It is as if the EV button does nothing at temperatures below 55° there by resulting in a vehicle that operates exactly like a regular Prius with terrible mileage. I did run with the DIY TV button for a while but when the vehicle would run in normal mode it did not run smoothly so I discontinued the DIY EV button. Has anybody else experienced this type of behavior. As I said the Seattle dealer and service center have not.
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