Does the PHEV Tucsom start in ev mode on start up?I know most phevs do and always have some battery % saved even when it says empty,was just wandering when the battery is out of charge and empty does it then revert to petrol on start up ?
The battery is never fully empty. When EV range is depleted the battery still has 15% charge, so it will still always start in EV mode even if not re-charged and you will still get some limited EV usage, even prior to the car going in to charge mode (when the petrol engine recharges the battery). However, in this cold weather, although it starts in EV mode, the petrol engine comes on immediately in order to warm the cabin. The engine idles at 1100rpm, even whilst driving, to do this.