Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 411

Factors that determine the electric
motor's driving range
Factors outside of the driver's control
The following are examples of factors that the
driver cannot control:
•
The current traffic situation
•
Driving short distances
•
Topography
•
Ambient temperature and headwinds
•
Road conditions/road surface
The following table shows the approximate rela-
tionship between ambient temperature and driv-
ing range using the electric motor with reduced
climate system (ECO) functionality. Up to a cer-
tain limit, warmer temperatures increase the elec-
tric motor's driving range.
Ambient tempera- ECO cli-
ture mate sys-
tem set-
tings
86°F(30°C) 95%
68°F (20°C) 100%
50°F (10°C 90%
32°F (0°C) 80%
14°F (-10°C) 70%
Factors in the driver's control
The driver should be aware of the following fac-
tors in order to utilize the vehicle's electric motor
most efficiently:
•
Charge the hybrid battery regularly
•
Preconditioning
•
Pure
The drive mode
•
Climate system settings
•
Speed and acceleration
•
Hold
The function
•
Tires and inflation pressure
The following table shows the approximate rela-
tionship between constant speed and driving
range where driving at a lower constant speed
helps increase the electric motor's driving range.
Constant speed
Normal cli-
62 mph (100 km/h)
mate sys-
tem set-
50 mph(80 km/h)
tings
37 mph (60 km/h)
80%
31 mph(50 km/h)
90%
80%
60%
40%
NOTE
•
The figures in the preceding tables per-
tain to a new vehicle.
•
None of the figures are absolute and are
affected by e.g., driving style, weather,
traffic conditions, etc.
Driving with the electric motor
Pure
Use the drive mode for the most energy-
efficient driving to help maximize driving range
using the electric motor only.
Use the button in the center display to activate
Hold
the function at highway speeds when trav-
eling farther than is possible using the hybrid bat-
tery's capacity.
Related information
•
Driving economically (p. 372)
•
Drive modes (p. 411)
50%
70%
90%
100%
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