SigmaOutdoors Report post Posted May 22, 2013 So a few times when driving the display shows EV+ instead of EV. This is only for a what seems like a millisecond and then it is gone. Going with the general theory that A+ is better than A, I would think EV+ is better than EV. This all being said, what does anyone know about it? If worthwhile is there something we can do while driving to achieve this seemingly elusive state? Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmarshall Report post Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) After awhile your vehicle will remember up to 10 locations such as home or work or in some cases your dealers location (not a good thing) and when your vehicle gets close to these locations it will change over to EV+ and that will let you run longer on EV mode with a lower HV battery charge than normal. Edited May 22, 2013 by gmarshall 2 Peter Davio and Stargazer reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neod192 Report post Posted May 22, 2013 LOL, that's a feature of the car that lets it learn frequent destinations, like your home or work office. When you get close to a learned EV+ location, the car will increase the EV threshold to let you zoom in EV mode longer. It'll also allow the battery to get to a lower SOC than in just EV mode. If it's only on for a second or two, you're either not quite in the learned destination radius or something's wrong. My car learned the dealership in one day, home in 2 days and work in 4 weeks. 1 Stargazer reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SigmaOutdoors Report post Posted May 22, 2013 Thanks guys! Makes sense that I have seen it "near home" - funny thing is I live at the top of a hill in the woods and the driveway is all uphill and 1/2 mile long. So I don't see a lot of EV-anything as I make my ascent up the driveway! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted May 22, 2013 Maybe not uphill, but bet you can get quite a charge on it going downhill! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neod192 Report post Posted May 22, 2013 Thanks guys! Makes sense that I have seen it "near home" - funny thing is I live at the top of a hill in the woods and the driveway is all uphill and 1/2 mile long. So I don't see a lot of EV-anything as I make my ascent up the driveway!That makes sense, it still needs a lot of power to go up a hill and EV+ helps a little, but it sounds like not enough. Next time you go home, try to keep the power requirement in the EV+ range and see if it helps. Make sure you have a fully charged battery (70-80%) when you start using EV+. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SigmaOutdoors Report post Posted May 22, 2013 I do get a great charge going down the hill for sure :) Thanks again for the advice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted May 23, 2013 I do get a great charge going down the hill for sure :) Thanks again for the advice. The theory behind EV+ is that as your near your destination you want to use up as much battery as possible since the ICE will kick on soon after you leave to warm up and can charge the battery then. It's designed to improve overall MPGs, but depending on your circumstances there might be times you want it off. Sometimes I will turn it off if I know it will actually hurt MPGs by running the battery down too low, or if I'm just driving near a frequent destination but not actually stopping there. it is fairly easy to turn on and off using the left side steering wheel buttons 1 Stargazer reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
majorleeslow Report post Posted September 2, 2013 I found it useless. Turned it off after the first 1k miles. It only works some times and would like to save the power it uses to connect to gps satellites towards miles per gallons. yeah. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Funny observation about EV+. After I had my winter tires installed I noticed that EV+ would turn on when driving by this place (the dude didn't know how the FFH is turned on) which happens twice a day. Now after 2 weeks I noticed this week that EV+ would no longer show up when getting close. To me it looks like that if you don't have key cycles at an EV + location for a period of time while still driving thru the area where it turns on it's deleted. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted February 7, 2014 It does. I noticed that too. When I had the bumper painted, the EV+ would show up at 14 and 173, I guess that is where the bumper was done. It no longer shows up there, but shows up at my Dealer, however, I realized that it isn't the dealer that got tagged, I get gas across the street from it. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB_TX Report post Posted February 7, 2014 The only place my EV+ comes on is when I get to about 1/4 mile from home. During my house remodel I have been going to Lowes and Home Depot almost daily for months. I park in the same spot every time at both locations (ding free zone!), yet EV+ never comes on. I also shop at the Commissary on base almost daily, and again, park in the safest spot. Still, no EV+. Very frustrating. :gaah: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RatBoy Report post Posted December 16, 2014 Have also noticed this - and always about 1/2 to 1/4 mile from home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md13ffhguy Report post Posted December 17, 2014 Have also noticed this - and always about 1/2 to 1/4 mile from home.Be sure to read beyond the first post in the thread. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota Report post Posted January 14, 2015 My FFH has been parked at a new location for almost two weeks under a carport with a steel roof. It has not learned his new home (i.e. no EV+ for this new location). Is it because of the steel roof? I'm also wondering how much of a drain EV+ places on the 12 volt battery when it is parked? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeff_h Report post Posted January 14, 2015 My FFH has been parked at a new location for almost two weeks under a carport with a steel roof. It has not learned his new home (i.e. no EV+ for this new location). Is it because of the steel roof? I'm also wondering how much of a drain EV+ places on the 12 volt battery when it is parked? Some places are less receptive to being picked up, for unknown reason. I have a thread on the Energi forum where the MFM app shows my car (about once every 1-2 months) parked at various locations in the ocean around the world, and after more thought I realize that it has only occurred when parked at the Chargepoint charging station down the road from my office. Also noteworthy (and related to this thread) is that the car was parked at that Chargepoint station 185 times last year and the car still hasn't saved it as an EV+ location. So maybe I should rename the charge location as "the twilight zone" as no idea why the EV+ has never saved, either before the 14E02 PCM update a couple months ago, or in the dozens or times I've parked there since the PCM update. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Rider Report post Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) I'm also wondering how much of a drain EV+ places on the 12 volt battery when it is parked?NONE.EV+ is triggered when it gets close to a place it has been a LOT of times before.......and ends when you turn it off.It is mostly a gimmick. Don't worry about it. Edited January 14, 2015 by Easy Rider Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md13ffhguy Report post Posted January 14, 2015 NONE.EV+ is triggered when it gets close to a place it has been a LOT of times before.......and ends when you turn it off.It is mostly a gimmick. Don't worry about it.I also quickly came to see this "feature" in the same light. It works, or at least is activated, as advertised when I approach my home. However, at the neighborhood speed limit, and considering the entire stretch is level to slightly downhill, the car would be in EV mode anyhow. It has never come on for any other location I frequently drive to, including work. Pretty sure I go there a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeff_h Report post Posted January 14, 2015 I also quickly came to see this "feature" in the same light. It works, or at least is activated, as advertised when I approach my home. However, at the neighborhood speed limit, and considering the entire stretch is level to slightly downhill, the car would be in EV mode anyhow. It has never come on for any other location I frequently drive to, including work. Pretty sure I go there a lot. On the other hand, if your house is on a hill in your neighborhood (as mine is), the EV+ is a benefit as it uses the HVB as much as possible rather than the ICE. 2 hybridbear and corncobs reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billford Report post Posted January 15, 2015 The theory behind EV+ is that as your near your destination you want to use up as much battery as possible since the ICE will kick on soon after you leave to warm up and can charge the battery then. It's designed to improve overall MPGs, but depending on your circumstances there might be times you want it off. Sometimes I will turn it off if I know it will actually hurt MPGs by running the battery down too low, or if I'm just driving near a frequent destination but not actually stopping there. it is fairly easy to turn on and off using the left side steering wheel buttons Good post. I didn't realize it, but this makes a lot of sense especially in the winter. There is probably no need for the engine to run and charge the battery when your close to home and going to park it. Since the engine is going to run the next morning when you turn the heat on, it might as well charge the battery also...The engine will do 2 jobs at the same time... 1 corncobs reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted January 18, 2015 EV+ is great in the Energi since you'll get home and charge the HVB using wall power. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHzNV Report post Posted January 18, 2015 EV+ is great in the Energi since you'll get home and charge the HVB using wall power.A little off topic, I know, but what would you say is your "average" charge time, how often do you do it, and about how much does it affect your electric bill? Is your home charger 120v or 240v? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) A little off topic, I know, but what would you say is your "average" charge time, how often do you do it, and about how much does it affect your electric bill? Is your home charger 120v or 240v?Empty to full takes about 2 hours to the minute on 240V at home. While in Cali this past week we used 120V at the house and it took about 5 hours from empty to full. Usually when we drive the Energi around the city at home we either drive only short distances to stay within EV range or we charge while out. Most often I'll drive it to my parents house and then charge there on their 240V charger. We pay an additional $40 per month to our apartment for the electricity for the Energi and the Focus Electric. We usually drive about 1200 electric miles combined between the 2 cars. We usually just charge overnight at home. During summer we didn't charge the Focus daily, but we do now in winter since we use so much more electricity. Edited January 18, 2015 by hybridbear 1 TonyHzNV reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHzNV Report post Posted January 18, 2015 Thanks, HB. That's VERY interesting information! Have a good one. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kemaha Report post Posted May 7, 2019 anyone know if ev+ is still on 2017+ vehicles? my in-car tutorial talks about setting EV+ on/off - but when i go to settings - there is no EV+ category (just backup camera and something else). I am not sure if it is just automatic now or if it went away. i have had 2018 car for 3 months and have not seen EV+ yet - for what it is worth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites