The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the first plug-in hybrid SUV and continues to carve a path for the brand within the Nissan-Renault Alliance.
owes its continued existence to Nissan taking a large stake in the Japanese automaker in 2016 in the wake of a fuel-efficiency scandal. Mitsubishi brought its two strengths to the table: S-AWC and its plug-in hybrid technology—Nissan and Renault were more focused on hybrids and battery-electric vehicles. Nissan and Renault have not adopted Mitsubishi's PHEV technology; sticking instead with their own electrified solutions.PHEVs are seen as a bridge to full BEV.
Even at its most aggressive, the regen braking does not bring the vehicle to a full stop—you must ultimately do that yourself with the brake pedal. Mitsubishi engineers felt it was more important to customers that the vehicle be able to slowly creep when you release the brake.What distinguishes the Outlander PHEV is that you can keep the SUV in pure EV mode. Push the"EV" button for a choice of Normal , EV , Charge , or Hold .
Engineer Honda says making the Outlander a full EV would require four times the batteries, making it substantially heavier and only offering 180 miles of range, which would not be competitive. As a PHEV, the Outlander is only 440 pounds heavier than the ICE version but it drive like an EV, more so than the competition, he says.The first generation of the Outlander PHEV was not available in North America until 2018, and the last one sold out mid-year.
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