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How unfair we are! Measuring the daily consumption of a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) by factory consumption is as fair as tasting a gastro critic’s ready-made coq-au-vin from the freezer. This can only go wrong for Güggel and PHEV.
But the comparison is, of course, legitimate. Plug-in hybrid vehicles, such as our French Citroën C5 X long-term tester from Sonntagsblick, are being touted by the auto industry as electrification light, a drug that goes around. Because they have to offer the best of both worlds, with an internal combustion engine for quick refueling on long trips and an electric motor for electric short trips.
Without electricity, the cost of fuel
An always full battery and electrically starting measuring cycle support this: According to the datasheet, our combination SUV is theoretically sufficient with 1.6 liters per 100 kilometers – watch out for the first kilometers traveled. After that, the battery is empty, so we add 22.4 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, which corresponds to the energy content of 2.7 liters of gasoline. But a factory consumption equivalent to 4.3 l/100 km “Wow!” for a great travel companion with lots of space.
But the truth is out there. And after 7500 kilometers it has changed significantly. At the start of the endurance test, the C5 X scored an average of 6.9 l/100 km fuel and electricity combined. Now with 6.7 liters and 4.4 kWh, we are at the equivalent of 7.2 l/100 km on average. Where does this increase come from? Recently, we have increasingly taken Citroën with us on long-haul routes in Europe. Instead of charging at 3.7 kilowatts (kW) for three hours when we stop for gas, of course we keep driving.
The bottom line: Our test car has an optional 7.4 kW charger – a pity if you forgot the right charging cable. Because very few hotels abroad offer wired wall boxes to plug in at night. Most of the time there are not even flipped sockets. If the electricity supply is limited to some of the electricity from recovery, the consumption rises to nine liters and more.
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Conversely: for short distances of up to 38 kilometers – where the all-electric range is compensated – we only use electricity. If we plug it in at every opportunity, we can sometimes be without fuel for days. What we’re used to: when we commute about 70 kilometers to the office, we don’t run out of battery anymore, then we continue with the gasoline engine. Choosing the hybrid program from the beginning saves four to five deciliters per 100 kilometers to finish, thanks to electric support. Then there is enough power left in the battery even for efficient electricity in the city.
However, the car is also responsible for the increased consumption. Because we like to drive the comfortable and extremely comfortable C5 X on long, high consumption trips. bitches? Plastic rails in the luggage compartment protect the carpet but keep the luggage from sliding continuously. And sometimes the navigation screen stays black and wakes up again the next time you reboot. But the newly completed software update can help.
Source: Blick
I’m Ella Sammie, author specializing in the Technology sector. I have been writing for 24 Instatnt News since 2020, and am passionate about staying up to date with the latest developments in this ever-changing industry.
