PiP 'burns' EV range in HV mode (not regen)

using ev while ice warms. switch to hv as many minutes before you need it as it takes to warm up.

 

I've noticed the same apparent "drain" of EV miles once I'm on the highway but maybe 5-8 miles later the EV range I had as I switched from EV to HV on the ramp is fully returned. I've assumed that the hybrid mode intelligently uses all available energy when it first kicks on. I'm always in ECO mode so I don't know if that plays a part.

 

If you get an aftermarket gauge, you'll be see that RPM is held to 1500 during warm-up. That's done to help reduce emissions. It's achieved by drawing from the battery-pack at a higher rate than in HV mode, hence EV range being burned during that time.

We call that EV-BOOST, since you aren't really in HV mode yet. It automatically switches over once warm-up is complete, then works to restore the electricity it consumed during that time.

 

That's good to know, thanks! Pretty darn clever.