Volvo V60 TWIN ENGINE 2019 Owner's Manual page 479

Factors that affect range when
running on electricity
The car's range for electric operation depends
on several factors. The ability to achieve a
long range varies according to the circum-
stances and conditions under which the car is
being driven.
The certified value for the car's mileage on
electric power should not be interpreted as an
expected range. The certification value is a
comparative value obtained by means of spe-
cial EU drive cycles. The actual range is
dependent on a number of factors.
Factors that affect the range
The driver can influence some factors, but has
no influence over others.
The longest range is achieved under extremely
favourable conditions when all factors have a
positive impact.
Factors the driver cannot influence
There are several external factors that affect
the range in varying degrees:
traffic situation
•
short driving distances
•
topography
•
outside temperature and headwind
•
road condition and surface.
•
The table shows the approximate relationship
between outside temperature and range, both
in a car with deactivated passenger compart-
ment climate control, as well as in a car with
normal passenger compartment climate con-
trol.
A warmer outside temperature has a positive
effect on range to a certain extent.
Outside Deactivated
tempera- passenger
ture compart-
ment cli-
mate con-
trol
30 °C
95 %
(86 °F)
20 °C
100 %
(68 °F)
10 °C (50 °F)
90 %
0 °C (32 °F)
80 %
-10 °C
70 %
(14 °F)
Factors the driver can influence
The driver should be aware that the following
factors affect the range so he/she can operate
the car in an energy-efficient manner:
regular charging
•
preconditioning
•
drive mode
•
climate settings
•
speed and acceleration
•
Hold function
•
tyres and tyre pressure.
•
The table shows the approximate relationship
between constant speed and range, where a
Normal
lower constant speed has a positive effect on
passenger
range.
compart-
ment cli-
Constant speed
mate con-
trol
100 km/h (62 mph)
80 %
80 km/h (50 mph)
60 km/h (37 mph)
90 %
50 km/h (31 mph)
80 %
NOTE
60 %
The values shown in the tables relate
•
40 %
to a new car.
These values are not absolute, but are
•
dependent upon driving behaviour,
environment and other circumstances.
Related information
Economical driving (p. 475)
•
Hold and Charge function (p. 478)
•
Drive modes (p. 467)
•
STARTING AND DRIVING
Pure
50 %
70 %
90 %
100 %
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