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Originally Posted by msantos
Nah, there have been numerous owner reports in this very forum about the transformation the HCH-II goes through when the battery is "out". The 1.3 liter engine when operating alone turns the car into an anemic performer, which is often unexpected by some new owners.
This lady may have gotten a lemon, perhaps.
But depending on how steep the climb is, I find it plausible that the car will be unable to make it up there without a good SoC. Without the IMA, the HCH-II is really underpowered.
Cheers;
MSantos
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I don't buy it. How often does your HCH get down to the point where there is no SoC? Even on extended mountain drives where I'm on continuous climbs I've never seen it go flat (1 bar maybe but never flat). Unless her house is 2000 feet above her office/shopping/whatever, I find it very unlikely that she has zero charge and the motor will kick in on acceleration even at next to no charge.
Besides, even when the battery has next to no juice, the CVT revs the engine higher and the power is enough to get over Eisenhower tunnel (11,000 feet) at ~50mph.
Commuter car, grocery getter, and summer road tripper--average 10k miles per year.
Winter road trips and ski trips, bad weather commuter and my wife's "daily" driver--expected average 4k miles per year.
