A casual user will be able to squeeze in more than two days by configuring
the optimum battery mode.
Not exact matches
Select hybrid
mode and it mixes use of the gas engine and electric motor for
optimum efficiency and performance, while the PSM Sport
mode allows a «significantly sportier» driving style and Sport +
mode recharges the
battery at a much higher rate.
The Plug - in Hybrid EV system automatically selects an
optimum driving
mode for the driving conditions and remaining
battery charge from three drive
modes:
With an estimated 600 miles of total driving range, the
Optima PHEV's next - generation
battery system features a 9.8 kWh lithium - ion polymer
battery pack, which produces roughly 60 percent more energy output than the
battery pack found in the outgoing
Optima's hybrid system, and is estimated to achieve 27 miles in full EV
mode, placing the
Optima PHEV among the segment leaders in all - electric range.
The diesel - electric powertrain concept, which was previewed at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, enables the
Optima T - Hybrid show car to be driven in electric - only
mode at low speeds and when cruising, with deceleration serving to recharge the
battery pack.
This
mode is designed to sustain the
battery's charge through excessively hilly terrain, but some owners have speculated that by using mountain
mode for long cruises above 50 mph (the cap of the electric motor's
optimum efficiency) and saving the 35 miles of
battery power for the low - speed city segments at the beginning and end of a long trip, the driver can get closer to eking maximum efficiency out of the Volt.
There is a choice of three driving
modes, depending on requirements and situation — the intelligent hybrid drive option for an
optimum balance between sportiness and efficiency; pure electric and therefore emission - free driving; or Save
Battery mode to maintain the current battery
Battery mode to maintain the current
battery battery charge.