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Originally Posted by diinky
hi AFA
would just like to ask, what happens when driving a long distance? Does the electric batteries drain right down and your just left with a 180bhp petrol engine running? or does it always run with both so you always have the 250bhp on tap?
cheers
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In "Auto eDrive" mode it is constantly charging and using the battery as it needs it. If you drive it in "Max eDrive" it only uses the battery unless you floor the pedal and then the petrol engine kicks in. When the battery runs out it will switch to "Auto eDrive". There is a third mode called "Battery Control" that allows you to set how much charge you want the battery to keep, from 30% to 100%. In that mode the petrol engine works until the driver-set percentage is reached and then after that it will start working like the Auto eDrive mode. Unless the windows are open and one listens carefully for the motor, it is hard to tell when you are driving in electric or petrol mode and the switching between the two is very smooth. Of course there is a widget that you can run in the central split screen that shows where the power is coming from. It will show a blue battery in electric mode, an orange engine in petrol mode, and both when both are used. Hope this is helpful.