newbie2025
Novice Member
Hoping to benefit from your wisdom.
We are looking at buying a 2021 HS 1.5 T-GDI PHEV Exclusive. Yesterday we test drove it and although the battery was charged initially to 40% (it was showing a range of 12 miles), every time we tried to switch to EV mode it was telling us it couldn’t. Occasionally it did but would quickly come out of it. Even when stationary after driving it for a while it was telling us it couldn’t enter EV mode (battery was at around 38% by this time). The garage, after we left, put some more charge in it and called to say the EV mode was now working ok! We’ve asked them to fully charge it and tell us how many miles it tells us is available and potentially we’ll test drive it again.
Questions for you
1) what mileage should we expect it to say it has when fully charged?
2) is there a general level of charge it needs to be over for EV to be working? For it not to consistently work at 38% is a bit concerning as that is a lot of the battery then that isn’t available? Maybe this is due to its age? I don’t know which is why I have joined to be able to ask these questions. Don’t want to buy a car that is faulty!
We are looking at buying a 2021 HS 1.5 T-GDI PHEV Exclusive. Yesterday we test drove it and although the battery was charged initially to 40% (it was showing a range of 12 miles), every time we tried to switch to EV mode it was telling us it couldn’t. Occasionally it did but would quickly come out of it. Even when stationary after driving it for a while it was telling us it couldn’t enter EV mode (battery was at around 38% by this time). The garage, after we left, put some more charge in it and called to say the EV mode was now working ok! We’ve asked them to fully charge it and tell us how many miles it tells us is available and potentially we’ll test drive it again.
Questions for you
1) what mileage should we expect it to say it has when fully charged?
2) is there a general level of charge it needs to be over for EV to be working? For it not to consistently work at 38% is a bit concerning as that is a lot of the battery then that isn’t available? Maybe this is due to its age? I don’t know which is why I have joined to be able to ask these questions. Don’t want to buy a car that is faulty!
