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by Mike8
Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:47 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Using Economy 7 electricity to charge Niro PHEV
Replies: 13
Views: 15545

Re: Using Economy 7 electricity to charge Niro PHEV

Your answer is ‘Yes’ the Niro PHEV has an inbuilt timer (two actually) that you can set to start and stop to coincide with your Economy 7 hours. When you plug in the green charging light gives a slow flash for 3 minutes to let you know charging will start at the set time. Should you need to charge s...
by Mike8
Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:05 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: When to use HEV setting rather than EV ?
Replies: 10
Views: 12562

Re: When to use HEV setting rather than EV ?

It’s Mike - I asked the original question back on April. I have the Niro PHEV. This is what I have worked out. The car always starts in EV mode. Full charge shows 34 miles. In summer with no heating and little air on working, if doing less than 34 miles I get 999mpg i.e. the petrol engine doesn’t cu...
by Mike8
Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:47 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: When to use HEV setting rather than EV ?
Replies: 10
Views: 12562

Re: When to use HEV setting rather than EV ?

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try a 'mix-and-match', using the HEV setting when the petrol engine is more economical, i.e. higher speeds and cruising, and the EV setting for town and the last 30 miles of a longer journey. I'll see what difference this makes to the mpg. Mike.
by Mike8
Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:08 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: When to use HEV setting rather than EV ?
Replies: 10
Views: 12562

When to use HEV setting rather than EV ?

Hi, I'm Mike and new to the forum. I'm in the UK and have had my Kia Niro plug-in PHEV since late December. What is puzzling me is the practical differences between the HEV and EV settings. I've read the manual, looked on line and played about with the settings but don't really understand the implic...