Mitsubishi Outlander Phev.
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I think Mitsubishi has committed to supporting existing vehicles for 10 years, so perhaps not the cliff edge you might imagine, and aftersales have been sold to International Motors - who I think are the importers of Subaru.
I bought a 3-year-old Outlander PHEV last August, and have done around 7000 miles and am very pleased with it. You have to remember it is a compromise - battery and engine to lug about, so some things it is not so good at. Probably 90% of my journeys are battery only, and I can get 22 ish miles out of the battery, perhaps a little more if I don't need to put the heater/demister on.
The things it does not do well - heater/demister use a fair only whack of battery - if it's a long journey, it matters less - but on those 20-mile journeys, it can be annoying. Of course, the solution is to pre-heat the car, so I have a full battery and a warm car to start.
When the engine works in series (engine charging battery, battery driving motor) the engine can sound like it's revving quite a lot especially going uphill. The engine doesn't drive the wheels until about 50 ish mph presumably because of gearing.
In 7000 miles I have probably filled it up 12 times - and the tank is only 35 ish litres.
For me, it was a good compromise - I would have had an electric, but I needed substantial boot space to take an age-group rugby kit for 30 odd weeks a year. Hopefully by the time I replace this, 2nd hand electric cars with larger boots will be more common.
I bought a 3-year-old Outlander PHEV last August, and have done around 7000 miles and am very pleased with it. You have to remember it is a compromise - battery and engine to lug about, so some things it is not so good at. Probably 90% of my journeys are battery only, and I can get 22 ish miles out of the battery, perhaps a little more if I don't need to put the heater/demister on.
The things it does not do well - heater/demister use a fair only whack of battery - if it's a long journey, it matters less - but on those 20-mile journeys, it can be annoying. Of course, the solution is to pre-heat the car, so I have a full battery and a warm car to start.
When the engine works in series (engine charging battery, battery driving motor) the engine can sound like it's revving quite a lot especially going uphill. The engine doesn't drive the wheels until about 50 ish mph presumably because of gearing.
In 7000 miles I have probably filled it up 12 times - and the tank is only 35 ish litres.
For me, it was a good compromise - I would have had an electric, but I needed substantial boot space to take an age-group rugby kit for 30 odd weeks a year. Hopefully by the time I replace this, 2nd hand electric cars with larger boots will be more common.
Thanks guys, They do look good and they seam to be holding there price well from what i,ve seen a local dealer had one which was nice but it sold very quickly so i didnt get the chance to drive it.
Yes i hear the secret is to warm the car whilst its on charge that way it wont use up the battery. For short local jorneys i think i would be able just to use the battery so looks a good value car and also has room for my dogs.
Yes i hear the secret is to warm the car whilst its on charge that way it wont use up the battery. For short local jorneys i think i would be able just to use the battery so looks a good value car and also has room for my dogs.
Scrump said:
Long running thread here:
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