Just for clarification...there are two ways to make a hybrid and they are called either serial or parallel.sipabit said:It also may take a moment. Sometimes it takes a couple minutes for it to actually react. Other times, it's instant. What I don't know though is that if you run out of gas, whether it will switch back to electricity on its own. Would be good to know before needing it on the road.
As explained by others, an i3 is always propelled by electricity, so there's no returning from gas back to electricity. As long as the battery pack isn't fully discharged, propulsion of an i3 would continue even after the REx engine runs out of gasoline and quits.sipabit said:I'm still at a loss though as to whether the car will return from gas back to electricity ones the gas is out.
sipabit said:whether the car will return from gas back to electricity ones the gas is out. This scenario would be the opposite of what the car is "supposed" to do. Normally, it runs out of electricity and goes to gas. I'm wondering if the reverse would happen if there's still loads of electricity left.
I have not read of anyone discovering what needs to be done to make this possible.Mehdi said:Is it possible to actually "raise" the state of charge? For example, if I am at 50% battery charge, could I somehow make the extender to keep charging the battery, say up to 75%?
Considering the HP output of the REx, which is often not able to keep up with holding the charge if you're climbing a hill or traveling fast, I doubt it would work, or if it did, it wouldn't very often. Vehicles that CAN do it all have a much a larger engine and gas tank. It has about the power of one of the first VW bugs...IOW, not a lot.Mehdi said:Is it possible to actually "raise" the state of charge? For example, if I am at 50% battery charge, could I somehow make the extender to keep charging the battery, say up to 75%?
louisgrenier said:sipabit said:whether the car will return from gas back to electricity ones the gas is out. This scenario would be the opposite of what the car is "supposed" to do. Normally, it runs out of electricity and goes to gas. I'm wondering if the reverse would happen if there's still loads of electricity left.
There is no such thing as "back to the electricity", or "back to the battery". Like explained by others, it always takes the power (energy) from the battery. REX running or not. So you don't have to fear to be stuck without power in the scenario you describe. As long you have energy in the battery. The REX will only help to maintained the battery level. So don't fear the i3 to stop when the REX will stop. There is no such thing as switching the power source from the REX to the battery. Or vice versa. Power comes from the battery , REX running or not.
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There have been a few reports of REx propulsion stopping when the engine ran out of gasoline despite having battery charge remaining. Apparently, turning the car off and then on again allowed driving to continue. This behavior is almost certainly due to a software bug that likely exists in only a few system software versions.jadnashuanh said:The car will continue to run until it runs out of battery power.
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