Hi all..I have a 2018 Niro PHEV (Deluxe or whatever the higher trim version is).
I bought about last May or June, I think. I've been mostly happy with the car, but have started noticing something odd the last few months.
I'd heard that the battery performance was diminished in colder months, so I was kind of expecting that. I assumed the way that would manifest is that instead of it showing 26 miles of battery (or 24 with heater on), it would show a lower number. Let's say, 16 or something.
But what I've noticed, ever since the weather started getting colder (and I'm not 100% sure this is the cause...but it seems to have started about the same time) is that the battery still shows 26, however....I notice that gas miles are going down along with battery miles. The rate isn't consistent, but there are times when it is almost 1:1 meaning the battery isn't really being used at all.
Additionally, and this is the part that really bothers me the most...the car NEVER shows that the engine is on even when it obviously is. It still shows it's in EV even though gas miles are going down and I can hear the engine.
On a side note...I took car in for oil change the other day, and explained this problem to the service rep and he did some research and said that they had never heard of this behavior.
My question(s) to you?
Is this normal?
Is this how the cold weather battery performance manifests?
If so, why does it misreport the status of the car as being in EV mode rather than HEV mode?
I bought about last May or June, I think. I've been mostly happy with the car, but have started noticing something odd the last few months.
I'd heard that the battery performance was diminished in colder months, so I was kind of expecting that. I assumed the way that would manifest is that instead of it showing 26 miles of battery (or 24 with heater on), it would show a lower number. Let's say, 16 or something.
But what I've noticed, ever since the weather started getting colder (and I'm not 100% sure this is the cause...but it seems to have started about the same time) is that the battery still shows 26, however....I notice that gas miles are going down along with battery miles. The rate isn't consistent, but there are times when it is almost 1:1 meaning the battery isn't really being used at all.
Additionally, and this is the part that really bothers me the most...the car NEVER shows that the engine is on even when it obviously is. It still shows it's in EV even though gas miles are going down and I can hear the engine.
On a side note...I took car in for oil change the other day, and explained this problem to the service rep and he did some research and said that they had never heard of this behavior.
My question(s) to you?
Is this normal?
Is this how the cold weather battery performance manifests?
If so, why does it misreport the status of the car as being in EV mode rather than HEV mode?