EV + question

[keithsm2]

So ive had my FFH for about 2 weeks now and driving it to work for probably over 7 days...... It only took about 3 or 4 days for it to learn my home.....but work it still has not learned.....( i also go home for lunch....so actually drive to work twice a day ). At work we do have a covered parking....just enough so sirius wont work...( not a garage)..at home it stays outside :( so is this covered parking blocking the unit that tells it hey....we come here everyday and stay a while ????

 

thanks..

[murphy]

So ive had my FFH for about 2 weeks now and driving it to work for probably over 7 days...... It only took about 3 or 4 days for it to learn my home.....but work it still has not learned.....( i also go home for lunch....so actually drive to work twice a day ). At work we do have a covered parking....just enough so sirius wont work...( not a garage)..at home it stays outside :( so is this covered parking blocking the unit that tells it hey....we come here everyday and stay a while ????

 

thanks..

That would be the GPS receiver and the cover could easily block the signal. Most handheld GPS units don't work well if at all indoors.

[neod192]

Mine took 4 weeks to find my work, but only 2 days to find my home. I park in almost the same spot every day and it's not covered, so just be patient and you'll eventually see that + sign :)

[hybridbear]

It'll figure it out. Our car took more than 2 weeks to learn home since we park in an underground garage at our apartment

So ive had my FFH for about 2 weeks now and driving it to work for probably over 7 days...... It only took about 3 or 4 days for it to learn my home.....but work it still has not learned.....( i also go home for lunch....so actually drive to work twice a day ). At work we do have a covered parking....just enough so sirius wont work...( not a garage)..at home it stays outside :( so is this covered parking blocking the unit that tells it hey....we come here everyday and stay a while ????

 

thanks..

[djminfll]

Mine learned the house on or about the 3rd day, but it still has not learned my office location, and I park outside every day. Although, for some reason, one day about a month ago, the EV+ came on as I neared the office, but it hadn't happened before, and hasn't happened since.

[smr2112]

My EV+ to home took 3 days, the EV+ to work just went on today for the first time - 3 weeks. Go figure...

 

[corncobs]

EV+ also seems to know how much engery is necessary to get to a frequent location. Driving home the EV+ enables about .5 miles away from home; but yesterday I had drained the battery so far down that it wouldn't enable until maybe .2 miles from home.

Driving to work the EV+ turns on only to a very short distance; I believe it's due to the fact the office park is right of a highway at 45 MPH and it looks like EV+ knows that and factors in the energy required based on surrounding factors.

[Riggo]

Mine hasn't learned my work yet but learned my home after about a week. I park in a garage at home that's 2 stories underground (it's a condo building) so I don't think the cover has any affect.

Edited May 10, 2013 by Riggo

[acdii]

Its the number of key cycles that sets the EV destination. Thought we had already discussed that. If you want it to learn an EV+ just cycle the key a dozen times.

[keithsm2]

mine doesn't use a key :stirpot: :hide:

[acdii]

:P

[c152driver]

EV+ seems like a cool idea, but does it really improve efficiency at all? The only possible benefit I can see is not having the ICE running when you pull in your garage. Otherwise, the energy used when in EV+ will have to replaced by the ICE or regen eventually. What's the benefit of biasing in favor of EV mode when close to your home or work?

[keithsm2]

my understanding is that the ICE is expected to run on your next start up to warm the engine.....so may as well drain the battery and leave it near empty, because its going to get charged anyway on the next " cold" startup...

[srogers]

EV+ seems like a cool idea, but does it really improve efficiency at all? The only possible benefit I can see is not having the ICE running when you pull in your garage. Otherwise, the energy used when in EV+ will have to replaced by the ICE or regen eventually. What's the benefit of biasing in favor of EV mode when close to your home or work?

EV+ helps at my house since I live at the top of steep hill the battery is nearly depleted when I arrive home. Both the ICE AND traction motor are used going up the hill. When I leave my house the battery is almost full when I reach the bottom of the hill. Without EV+ the battery is full before reaching the bottom of the hill so some energy is never recovered.

[TX NRG]

...so may as well drain the battery and leave it near empty, because its going to get charged anyway on the next " cold" startup...

And in the case of the Energi, the HEV portion of the battery will get charged up when you plug it in at home.

[hybridbear]

And in the case of the Energi, the HEV portion of the battery will get charged up when you plug it in at home.

Exactly. My parents hope when they get their Energi that they'll be able to arrive home with the battery almost dead regularly to maximize every milliwatt of electric power