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So considering the genius team are quoting a delivery to dealer as the week beginning 2nd December it could be 2-3 weeks. Depending on if registration and PDI's are completed in Southampton or not! |
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I think you'll be good for w/c 2nd, maybe end of the week. I think I'll have mine the week after. What colour / spec have you gone for?? |
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Out of interest, how do these hybrids manage petrol/electric power? Can you set it to electric only or automatic so it switches/uses a combination of petrol/electric simultaneously?
And lastly if you start off with zero battery power can it charge the battery enough (via brake regen etc) during a normal drive to show some improvement over a petrol only version? Personally I have a 80 mile daily commute so on the face of it doesn't sound a good option.
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I'd say the 330e is the pick of the range now for many people, unless outright performance is key.
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If you want to get a bit mental (who doesn't from time to time!) chose either Sport or XtraBoost mode. Sport gives you a much more responsive throttle and on part load will deploy about 250hp (petrol + electric). Floor the throttle (or choose XtraBoost mode) and it takes off like a bat out of hell with over 290hp. It really does shift and throttle is instant. It will only maintain this for about 10 seconds but that's more than enough to be bouncing off speed limits, even from standstill. If you drive around (normally) for a while in XtraBoost mode it does noticeably charge the battery back up. There is a Battery Control mode which allows you to set a charge % and it will try and maintain the battery at that level. You can turn it on after the battery has been depleted and it will use the engine to charge the battery back up (fairly slowly) but it is hammering the fuel economy to do this. Mine also has an Adaptive mode which is meant to set the suspension/engine/gearbox/steering to reflect how you drive/road conditions but I've never used it... You only get this with the M Sport Plus pack (which includes adaptive suspension, 19" wheels and other stuff) You will get some regen from just driving normally. In fact its quite surprising over a long run. I have a 92 mile (return) commute (mostly motorway) and I can charge at home and at the office. I easily get 180-200mpg on this route (I do drive pretty gently, I just potter along at 60-65) and get 30-35 miles of electric power (it has got worse since the weather turned). On a 170 mile trip in September I got 47 electric miles and averaged about 67 MPG. Assuming your 80 mile commute is total distance and not each way and you can charge at your office then you should get a bit better than me. Even if it's 80 miles and you can't charge then you might still get 80+ MPG, I'd guess. If it's 80 miles each way and you can't charge then you may be (slightly) better getting a 320d as the 330e economy just gets worse the further the journey once the battery is flat. Over 3500 miles I've averaged 80MPG and I do circa 2k miles/month and only do my standard commute 1-2 times a week. This is way better than I was expecting. If you hack along in the outside lane at 90mph you'll get a lot less as it will be engine only. |
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That’s a really good overview tricky, thanks! How noticeable is the throttle dampening on Hybrid Eco Pro?
I was looking for that info so very helpful! I have a funny feeling my car is going to be delayed longer than anticipated - which is going to upset me haha! My C Class is falling apart 🤣 |
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Many thanks for the detail reply. Commute is 40 each way. I only bought the 335D this year so will likely keep it for a while. I get 40+ mpg so no complaints there.
The future certainly looks like electric at the moment so I am just doing some homework for the next change whenever that may be.
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Mine had confirmed production for week 46 and delivery for 3-4 weeks after that. In my case, it was produced in Germany for delivery to Norway.
I can't wait!! I'm driving a Golf loaner for the moment (Hertz, company car) and though is not a bad car, the more I wait the more I dislike it as well Ordering hybrids, especially this one, is the very best choice you can make here in Norway. We have to pay a lot of money based on CO2 emissions, but this car is almost exempt. Just so you guys get an idea: the 320d pays roughly USD15000 in CO2 fees. The 330e, USD 260. Thanks to this, I'll be getting the car pretty much fully loaded, with every single package, M-Sport, sunroof, etc., etc., etc. I'm counting the days for it to arrive!
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Best of all?...I averaged 47.3 mpg. My old 520d M Sport would have returned around 42mpg. |
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The F30 battery wasn't so big that I noticed or felt that out electric bill was particularly bigger than I'd expect it to be, but I do think I wil notice it more with this new one, so could well be worthwhile.
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Even without having an electric car it pays to have a night reduced rate. In my case (Spain) even consuming only 40% on night rate (from 10pm to 12pm, 14 hours of reduced rate) it paid off, so if you just pay a bit of attention (drier, dishwasher, etc.) you will use more than 50% on reduced rate. If you add the electric car charge then it is a huge saving for you. That’s Spain but i assume it would be similar in other countries.
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Average daily use is about 12 units. The 330e will take 12 units to charge. So if you charge it at night you would be consuming 50% of your electricity on the reduced rate. So yes, I think it would propably be worthwhile - that's even without kicking the wife out of bed at 3am to turn on the washing machine! |
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