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Featured 2019 Subaru Crosstrek PHEV will be company's first plug-in hybrid

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, May 11, 2018.

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  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Was never available nationwide up here - only in Quebec.
     
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    Here is the brochure if anyone is interested :

    BTW - they use the term 'hybrid'...but it is actually a PHEV. 90 MPGe. However, I can't seem to find the MPG in 'hybrid only' mode. I suspect it isn't great and seems like they are 'hiding' it.

    Found it on the fueleconomy.gov :

    ICE is 35 MPG combined. Hmm...I see why they are hiding it. :whistle:

    I forget...is this the tech they licensed from Toyota?
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    It's 17% to 20% better than the ICE models.

    It uses the the batter and motors from the Prius Prime, but the motors are used a Subaru designed transmission to maintain mechanical AWD like the rest of the line up.
     
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    From what I could tell, the transaxle in that car was a Toyota HSD turned 90° (longitudinal layout) so that it could drive a Subaru-style center differential for symmetrical AWD.

    I really wanted one of those but they just weren't built in any real numbers. Still haven't seen one in person.
     
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    Especially when a RAV4 Prime also gets 90mpge in EV mode and 39mpg combined in hybrid mode and is bigger, faster, has more ground clearance and wider range of options.
     
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    That's the penalty for symmetrical AWD. The energy to have the rear axle always spinning has to come from somewhere.

    Sounds like neither one is very common on dealer lots.
     
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    the 90MPGe is only during EV miles - and it only gets 17 miles on average, too.
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