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Hi
Just had my new Skoda Kodiaq Phev a week now and just wanted some feedback. Had a Mitsubishi Phev for last 10 years.
when fully charged it only has 41 miles on the dial. I know you can’t get 75 miles as it’s winter and other factors but I thought it would charge up to 75 miles and drop from there depending on conditions?
When I used a fast charger 50kw battery was empty and it only would take 17-20kw and took an hour to get to 80% All other charges were empty and was charged 80p a kw for was was a slow charge?I have cruise control but like to be able to set the top speed for towns and cities 30-20mph so I don’t go over but can’t seem to be able to do this. Thought this would be standard?
I can only set on cruise control and it’s just one speed then with no control on the pedal.
Thanks for any input.
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It is based on on estimate of your last journey. i.e. if you last journey was a fast blast up the motorway with the heating on it will show a low figure. The Outlander PHEV used a GKN transmission with a direct drive over 45 mph, the VW hybrid system and transmission is totally different, you need learn how to get the best out of the system as you did with the Outlander PHEV.
Our Suzuki Across with a similar size battery is showing about the same EV range this time of the year.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
Hi there we had our Skoda PHEV now a couple of months and couldn’t be happier. We get c. 50miles on electric in the winter and I’m sure I will get 70+ int he summer when i don’t need the heated seats/heated steering wheel and the heating on all the time. @Theglen sounds very low what you are currently getting at the moment, I’m sure it will improve…
I wish the car had a front camera to help with parking and the cruise control is the basic system not the one that maintains speed/breaks but apart from that, we love the car. We also had the Outlander PHEV previously and it’s night and day in terms of comfort and space. It’s excellent on long journeys as well and not bad on fuel (petrol).
I’m filling up once every 2 months and the rest we charge on normal 2kW at home over night! Enjoy your Phev and keep us posted if things improve with the electric range!
I’ve had my kodiaq phev for over a month now and I’m getting 54 miles indicated on the app at full charge and expect this to improve as things get warmer. I use the car predominantly in electric mode for my day to day travel and only use petrol for the longer journeys , of which I have few. Even so the economy on longer runs in hybrid mode is pretty much what I was getting on my previous car the hybrid RAV4. I have the sportline model and that has ACC which I only use on the motorways for longer runs and it’s brilliant but I’d certainly not want to be using it for urban driving. All in all it’s a great comfortable car and very economical if you can charge at home for 7p per Kwh, plus I love the car preheat function on the app for those cold winter mornings !
The Skoda Kodiaq according to Skoda Uk has a very large 25.7kWh battery 19.7kWh usable allowing over 100 km in the WLPT cycle, in English that 62.137 miles.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
@Theglen You really don’t want to be charging a PHEV on public chargers. You will be paying far more per mile for the miles that you generate than if you drove those miles on petrol, so it’s pointless. As with BEVs, the finances only make sense by charging at home.
I was thinking this was the case @oscarmax
Thank you
Yes very true @glos-guy. Just wanted to try it out.
@Theglen You really don’t want to be charging a PHEV on public chargers. You will be paying far more per mile for the miles that you generate than if you drove those miles on petrol, so it’s pointless. As with BEVs, the finances only make sense by charging at home.
Yes, and you’ll really get the evil eye from BEV users if you’re blocking charger bays.
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@Theglen You really don’t want to be charging a PHEV on public chargers. You will be paying far more per mile for the miles that you generate than if you drove those miles on petrol, so it’s pointless. As with BEVs, the finances only make sense by charging at home.
Yes, and you’ll really get the evil eye from BEV users if you’re blocking charger bays.
One benifit I like with the Kodiaq PHEV, is its ability to charge at 50kW rather the the 7kW norm, which means it can be charged from 10-80% in as little as 25 minute, not to disimilar from a BEV. Whether the actual cost to do so is worth it, is another matter.
Our old Outlander PHEV had that fast charge facility, it was useful when public charging points were cheap.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
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I opted out of the PHEV because I’m in a flat. Interested in your charging set up, is it plugged in directly to your mains?
Hi I opted out of the PHEV because I’m in a flat. Interested in your charging set up, is it plugged in directly to your mains?
3 pin plug 🙂
Hi I opted out of the PHEV because I’m in a flat. Interested in your charging set up, is it plugged in directly to your mains?
3 pin plug for me as well. You absolutely did the right thing. A PHEV only makes sense with the ability to charge at home. Same with BEVs at present, unless and until the cost of public fast charging plummets, hence why the ZEV mandates remain completely unachievable and U.K. car sales are really struggling. Obvious to everyone, apart from our government 🤔
@kezo One benifit I like with the Kodiaq PHEV, is its ability to charge at 50kW rather the the 7kW norm, which means it can be charged from 10-80% in as little as 25 minute, not to disimilar from a BEV. Whether the actual cost to do so is worth it, is another matter.
I tried 50kw fast charger but would only do 17-20kw max and battery was empty and took 1 hour to 80%. Not sure why 🤷
@kezo One benifit I like with the Kodiaq PHEV, is its ability to charge at 50kW rather the the 7kW norm, which means it can be charged from 10-80% in as little as 25 minute, not to disimilar from a BEV. Whether the actual cost to do so is worth it, is another matter.
I tried 50kw fast charger but would only do 17-20kw max and battery was empty and took 1 hour to 80%. Not sure why
Battery temperature in relation to ambient most likely and the fact you can’t preheat the battery as you can on a BEV or faulty charger. Wait till the weather warms up a bit and try it preferably on a different charger
3 pin plug for me as well! Still love the car. so comfortable to drive…
One thing I noticed is the power steering noise when turning not even full lock (from say 80% onwards). Like a kissing noise…
Has anyone else noticed that? Is it normal?
I picked up my new Skoda Kodiaq Sportline PHEV late in November, and 3 weeks ago the car would not open. The car was completely dead. We rang the dealers and they came out and managed to jump start it and told me to take it for a drive which we did. The next day the car was dead again. The garage picked it up and after 2 weeks it was returned with a new battery. I am shocked that a new car has such an issue with a battery.
We’ve also had odd issues with the app -saying car was unlocked when it was not, saying car window was open when it was not, and a couple of other minor issues.
Anyone else facing such issues with this vehicle?
The Skoda App/software is fairly bad, those errors are frequently reported on the Enyaq forums.
Same with the battery, had to have my Enyaq replaced as have many others.
Please excuse spelling/typos. Apart from being a clot it turns out I had one on my cerebellum that's now causing various problems!
How exactly do you do that? Is a 3 pin plug suppled with the car? How long does it take? I didn’t know this was possible!
How exactly do you do that? Is a 3 pin plug suppled with the car? How long does it take? I didn’t know this was possible!
PHEVs are supplied with a charging cable that has a normal 3-pin plug on the end, so you just plug it in to a normal socket and connect the other end to the cars charge point. Motability won’t pay for a home charger (they only do for full electric cars) but you don’t really need one with a PHEV. It would be pointless going to the expense of fitting one yourself as PHEVs mostly charge at a much slower rate than EVs and the limited electric range you get doesn’t warrant one.
Do keep in mind though that for a PHEV to be right for you it is essential that you can charge at home, as public charging isn’t viable (cost or time wise). Also, they are only really worth having if 90% of your journeys are within the (limited) electric only range. As PHEvs are very heavy, they aren’t economical when the battery is depleted.
How exactly do you do that? Is a 3 pin plug suppled with the car? How long does it take? I didn’t know this was possible!
Most 3 pin plug (granny) chargers supplied with PHEV’s are 10A or 2.3kWh @ 230v
The Kodiaq PHEV has a 19.7kWh useable battery, divide that by 2.3kWh shows it will take 8.5hrs to charge from 0-100% but a PHEV will never go below 15-20% charge, allowing the vehicle to run as a hybrid once the battery has depleted to this stage. So you are typically only charging the battery from 20-100%, which will take 6.8hrs.
I had a 3KW dumb Polar charger fitted back in 2015 for a Mitsubishi PHEV (13kw battery) which would charge in 3.5 hours. I suppose I could have managed with a 3 pin plug, but getting the cable out of the boot and plugging into a three-pin in doors would have been a PITA (I’ve been doing that at work recently and for a wheelchair user its problematic to say the least). The convenience of a wall charger (if you have off-road parking) is great but with no grants anymore it doesn’t make financial sense (unless you want my old 3kw dumb charger that I’ve deinstalled).
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I had a 3KW dumb Polar charger fitted back in 2015 for a Mitsubishi PHEV (13kw battery) which would charge in 3.5 hours. I suppose I could have managed with a 3 pin plug, but getting the cable out of the boot and plugging into a three-pin in doors would have been a PITA (I’ve been doing that at work recently and for a wheelchair user its problematic to say the least). The convenience of a wall charger (if you have off-road parking) is great but with no grants anymore it doesn’t make financial sense (unless you want my old 3kw dumb charger that I’ve deinstalled).
Good point. I’m fortunate that I can charge our PHEV inside our garage (where I always park the car), so I can see that a charger would be easier for those who can’t do that even though, as you say, it’s more about convenience than making financial sense. The charging cables are a bit of a faff and I’m able bodied!
The Kodiaq PHEV doesn’t come with a 3 pin charger it’s an optional extra at a cost of £175. The car comes as standard with a type 2 cable.
The Kodiaq PHEV doesn’t come with a 3 pin charger it’s an optional extra at a cost of £175. The car comes as standard with a type 2 cable.
That’s bizarre. One of the major advantages of a PHEV is that you don’t need a home charger and can charge it from a domestic socket! The Tucson comes with both 3 pin and type 2 charging cables, not that I’ll ever use the latter.
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