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Originally Posted by SteveinArizona
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Highway driving is not a strong point for hybrids. If you put on the display that shows which motor is being used, you will see that on highways in auto mode you are mostly using the ICE.
Also, once the battery is depleted you will mostly be using the ICE with the battery primarily providing boost.
If fuel efficiency is your goal, and you do mostly highway driving, then a hybrid phev is probably not the best vehicle for you.
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Not fully true. When using navigation the car looks for the most economic option. During my 60 km drive the ICE only kicks in during 5-10 km, sometimes on the highway and sometimes in the city when I accelerate firmly.
Generally speaking, the car prefers to use electric power on lower speeds and petrol power during higher speeds. But if it can, it will use electric power the whole highway trip. Makes sense: why would you wanna preserve electricity if you can use it to get to your destination. 9/10 times I get home with max 2 electrical km left.