Hi, The Ampera will fast charge its batteries when they have depleted when the car is idling in Mountain mode. Does anyone know how much fuel vs how much battery charge this equates to and is it more efficient than driving in normal mode?
4,500rpm of torqueless bliss....!Can't imagine that engine wear & tear for most users is even a consideration. Drove the mother in law's Auris hybrid at the weekend and if you put the pedal to the metal, boy does that engine make some noise!
As a maths exercise, the difference between charging while static versus using that energy at time of generation is the loss of charging the battery, and then discharging it, plus the loss of usable heat from the ICE for the cabin if that would have been used.Hi, The Ampera will fast charge its batteries when they have depleted when the car is idling in Mountain mode. Does anyone know how much fuel vs how much battery charge this equates to and is it more efficient than driving in normal mode?
wow that seems to answer my question. i tried it the other day and it put 12 miles of charge on my batteries in only 10 minutes. I wondered if it had used much fuel but i was with the GF and didn't get time to check. It was nice to see the battery fast charge though. Shame we can't do that at a proper charge point.As a maths exercise, the difference between charging while static versus using that energy at time of generation is the loss of charging the battery, and then discharging it, plus the loss of usable heat from the ICE for the cabin if that would have been used.
In practical terms, charging using mountain mode will get you 5-10% less miles than using the petrol while moving.