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The Outlander seems to keep a minimum of 30% charge in the battery, according to the ecotricity rapid charge points. At this point the ICE fires up and you are effectively running in standard hybrid mode.
A few weeks ago I was suffering high anxiety late at night in driving rain and headwinds with the dash showing no charge in the battery and the fuel guage on empty. Perhaps I was worrying needlessly and would have had a few miles left in the battery when the ICE ran out of fuel. Or not.
I remember the Gen3 Prius drive system was reported to shut down if there was no fuel. Perhaps Toyota were worried about people wrecking the battery with a deep discharge.
A few weeks ago I was suffering high anxiety late at night in driving rain and headwinds with the dash showing no charge in the battery and the fuel guage on empty. Perhaps I was worrying needlessly and would have had a few miles left in the battery when the ICE ran out of fuel. Or not.
I remember the Gen3 Prius drive system was reported to shut down if there was no fuel. Perhaps Toyota were worried about people wrecking the battery with a deep discharge.