The default Hybrid mode is like a comfort setting, providing the best mix of fuel efficiency, performance and ride quality, but even here the ride is engaging, giving strong and consistent acceleration.
In
the default hybrid mode, the carbon dioxide emissions are down to just 48 g / km.
Its Samsung batteries help it to operate as an electric car at speeds of up to 78mph in both EcoPro and in the electric eDrive modes, though
the default hybrid mode switches the electric motor off at 53mph because it's more efficient at speed as a petrol - powered machine.
Once the battery no longer has enough juice to power the motor, the car automatically switches back to
its default Hybrid mode.
Not exact matches
Comfort is the
default, while EcoPro stretches energy a bit by using less energy for air conditioning and heating systems (in
hybrid mode EcoPro also further optimizes the cooperation between motor and engine).
Customers will also be able to select a Parallel
Hybrid mode, the SUV's
default, which combines the gasoline engine and electric motor for Prius - like capabilities.
The car
defaults to a
hybrid mode, but drivers can also switch to an E-save
mode to preserve battery power, and Charge
mode, which charges the battery when the car is moving or stationary.
Hybrid mode is the
default mode and combines the gasoline engine with the electric motor like conventional
hybrids.
Using the machined aluminium collar that surrounds the start / stop button, there are three dynamic
modes to choose from: «Dynamic» is
default, «Sport» hones the magnetic ride dampers and sharpens the already electric throttle response (come to think of it, they did plug the car in several times during the day... perhaps it was all an elaborate hoax and this is in fact the world's first
hybrid supercar?)
When in the
default driving
mode (Parallel
Hybrid) the driver can optimize fuel economy or battery charge by utilizing one of two alternative charge management functions:
The
default driving
mode is comfort, meaning the middle of the three
hybrid settings.
There's a choice of three drive
modes in addition to the standard
hybrid default.
Drivers will have the option to manually select from the
default start - up all - electric
mode to
hybrid mode.
The
default startup
mode is all - electric and the full
hybrid operates as such but this one is on steroids.
When starting the C350
Hybrid, it will
default to electric
mode, which delivers a nearly silent start.
The P400e offers two driving
modes: the
default Parallel
Hybrid mode and EV
mode.
The new Panamera
hybrid will
default to start in pure - electric
mode, and after it rolls through its 50 kilometres of e-range, will go on to consume a very conservative 2.5 L / 100 km (based on the New European Driving Cycle standard).
The combination of Ingenium gasoline and electric power can be used in two driving
modes: Parallel
Hybrid mode (the
default driving
mode) and EV (Electric Vehicle)
mode.
In its
default upon start - up, the Accord PHEV acts as a pure electric vehicle and will continue on in full - electric
mode until battery capacity necessitates the automatic switch to gas / electric
hybrid operation.
Like the 225xe, it starts as a pure electric car, with the
hybrid Auto eDrive as the
default mode and sticking with battery power alone at up to 50mph.
There isn't a drive -
mode selector switch like in many
hybrids, but instead you pick between the
default Eco and the Sport
modes by flicking the shifter to the left.
The
Hybrid is the
default mode and can handle the entire powertrain for efficiency and performance.
In the
default driving
mode, the GLE550e acts like any other
hybrid, driving as efficiently as the computer sees fit.
The
default upon startup is all - electric with the gas engine decoupled and this means of operation is not unlike how the Chevrolet Volt — or a diesel - electric freight train for that matter — operates in concept, efficiently using the combustion engine as a generator in series
hybrid mode.
On start - up, the car
defaults to EV
mode, where it remains until it senses sufficient battery depletion for the petrol engine to kick it into
hybrid mode.
Hybrid is the
default, a balanced setting; Pure attempts to operate in full - EV
mode for as long as the batteries» charge will allow; and Power delivers the best performance from the gasoline engine and the two motors.
The CrossBlue offers a number of driving
modes: the
default mode is as a classic
hybrid.
The next
mode,
hybrid, is what the A3
defaults to once its battery reaches a critical level.
For those first two categories, you can choose from three
default controller configurations — gamepad, WASD, and a
hybrid mode that blends the controls of a gamepad with the higher - precision camera movement afforded by a mouse.
The
Hybrid Sleep
mode is enabled by
default in Windows on desktop computers and disabled on laptops.
Anytime the battery isn't fully charged, the vehicle
defaults to
hybrid power, but selecting «e-charge»
mode re-directs the electric motor to replenish the battery faster.