05-09-2020, 09:04 AM
It's interesting that you should mention Automatic Tracy my car doesn't have a gearbox at all just fixed Ratio and a series of clutches.
The pre September 2018 models of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV had a CVT the 2019 models that were released in September 2018 don't have a gearbox.
You cannot feel the transitions between the electric motors (2 one front one rear) and ICE at all.
The only time you can feel the ICE clutch come in is when accelerating hard at around 70MPH you feel a bit of extra push and the engine revs drop as the ICE connects to the front wheels.
Below 50MPH the car is always using the electric motors the petrol engine comes on if the batteries are flat and the generator provides the power.
My problem with Electric cars (and Plug in Hybrids ) is in the main they are not big estate cars.
Unfortunately Self charging Hybrids don't work for me as an essential car user I get an allowance to run and buy my cars.
In 2011 I think it was the tax man changed the rules so even personal leases where a company pays or contribute for things like depreciation, tyres and insurance were classed as company cars.
The CO2 on mine is classed as 40gm/cm so my tax is very low if I went for a self charging car of similar size (Honda CRV for instance) my tax would be double.
Leasing works for me since to keep my allowance my car cannot exceed 5 years old.
All of my colleagues who went down the own source purchase (so called cash takers) route came back to leasing after a couple of big bills!
As we also run my wife's car we are fully aware of all the costs associated with that.
If you live in the Midlands or Newcastle (there are other locations) you will see strange infrastructure going up all over the place.
These are RSU's part of V2X that's why I was in Coventry a few weeks back, Supervising the installation of GLOSA equipment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-everything
https://news.siemens.co.uk/news/uk-autod...astructure
Cheers
Mike T
The pre September 2018 models of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV had a CVT the 2019 models that were released in September 2018 don't have a gearbox.
You cannot feel the transitions between the electric motors (2 one front one rear) and ICE at all.
The only time you can feel the ICE clutch come in is when accelerating hard at around 70MPH you feel a bit of extra push and the engine revs drop as the ICE connects to the front wheels.
Below 50MPH the car is always using the electric motors the petrol engine comes on if the batteries are flat and the generator provides the power.
My problem with Electric cars (and Plug in Hybrids ) is in the main they are not big estate cars.
Unfortunately Self charging Hybrids don't work for me as an essential car user I get an allowance to run and buy my cars.
In 2011 I think it was the tax man changed the rules so even personal leases where a company pays or contribute for things like depreciation, tyres and insurance were classed as company cars.
The CO2 on mine is classed as 40gm/cm so my tax is very low if I went for a self charging car of similar size (Honda CRV for instance) my tax would be double.
Leasing works for me since to keep my allowance my car cannot exceed 5 years old.
All of my colleagues who went down the own source purchase (so called cash takers) route came back to leasing after a couple of big bills!
As we also run my wife's car we are fully aware of all the costs associated with that.
If you live in the Midlands or Newcastle (there are other locations) you will see strange infrastructure going up all over the place.
These are RSU's part of V2X that's why I was in Coventry a few weeks back, Supervising the installation of GLOSA equipment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-everything
https://news.siemens.co.uk/news/uk-autod...astructure
Cheers
Mike T
What do you mean junk It's rare and desirable
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