Morning @kezo Thanks for that. It seems as though my hunch that charging a PHEV when out and about is a case of too much effort for far too little gain might have been correct, so I think I’ll just stick with petrol when on holiday. After all, the attraction of getting a PHEV over a BEV was not having to faff about with charging it anywhere other than at home.
I was interested to see your dash photos, but before I ask you some questions about those I hope you’ll forgive me for encouraging you not to take photos whilst driving. Handling a phone whilst driving can now be a 6 point penalty and that can be the least of your worries if you have an accident whilst doing so. The Police can seize your phone and check if you were using it at the time of the accident and, if found to be doing so, the penalties can be even more severe. It’s just not worth the risk. Sorry for the lecture mate, and your other half may well have taken the photos, in which case I apologise, but I do have some professional knowledge of this issue and most people don’t appreciate how serious an offence this is now deemed to be.
Anyway, back on topic, in the first two photos, does the 37.6 and 38.5 refer to the remaining EV range? I remember seeing that in the car on my test drives but can’t remember where it was shown. The reason I ask is that in the other two photos the same symbol is used for figures that are way higher than the maximum EV range. I’m assuming that the third photo is the total EV mileage that you’ve driven since that display was last reset (so over multiple journeys and charges) and the final photo your total trip mileage, but the fact that they all have the same symbol is what confused me?
Finally, am I right in thinking that the LV1 symbol refers to the level of regenerative braking? I didn’t notice that on my test drive (and didn’t feel any regenerative braking either – thank goodness as I hated it on the BEVs that I drove). I’m half way through the owners manual (🥲) and haven’t seen any mention of it yet. Regenerative braking isn’t mentioned in the index either 🙄. From memory, I think you said that it’s adjustable via the left paddle?
BTW, your car looks great in those photos. I know that you wish that, with hindsight, you’d gone for the Ultimate again, but you have to agree that the N Line S looks far better and your colour choice really suits it 👍