Hybrid tow car

When you watch hybrid reviews you will note most are carried out in towns and maybe the odd motorway.  If they are towing (UK reviews) you will see they are generally film in Norfolk, I wonder why......

RAC road test not Norfolk

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/car-reviews/mitsubishi/outlander/outlander-phev/

Long Term Test

https://www.greencarguide.co.uk/car-reviews-and-road-tests/mitsubishi-outlander-phev-4wd-2019-review/

Suppose it depends if you tow twice a year or every weekend.

Hi Oscarmax. I have edited your post to make the links active.  Now folk should just be able to click on, to get to the page....

David

Thanks for correcting the link, not sure what I done wrong.

You are correct at present there is no real substitute for a diesel for towing, especially if you are a very regular tower, we only tow occasionally,unless we are towing all are journey are less the 30 miles.

Well as promised Den and Ann

We have been back from the New Forest for a while, it was steep learning curve, we had time on our hands so travelled around 50 mph ish, being new to all this we we expecting 17 mpg and the PHEV running out of steam, nothing could be further from the truth.

The journey was 178 miles each way, we had a full charge before starting each journey on the way down we travelled 14 mile in EV mode (electric) before joining the M6 Toll Road, we had 6 miles charge left, we then pressed the charge button, the engine was now running just enough to supply electricity to the front motor, any excess energy went to recharge the batteries. When we hit a steepish incline the energy display showed electric being supplied to the rear motors, we soon learnt on the way down when approaching roundabout/ junctions switch the charge mode of and the batteries will power the motors, when travelling in built up areas just use the EV mode, the press charge when over 40 mph when on the highway. On the way down used 30.73 litres and average fuel consumption 26.6mpg.

On the way home we were a bit wiser we pressed the charge button when the battery was depleted just above 50%, it was pouring with rain requiring the heater to clear the windscreen 50% of the journey, on the way back we travelling around 55mph plus, the PHEV seemed a lot happier or the car engine was starting to loosen up, we used archived 27.6 mpg after filling up to brim.

We used no fuel whilst on holiday just a few £2.00 charges. Since coming back from holiday we have not filled up just running of electric spending just over £10.00 on electric. Following the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV forums the trick is to use the charge mode for majority of the towing. We are going back down to the New Forest in September the Outlander PHEV has now over 1600 miles on the clock so I am hoping I can achieve 28 mpg.

Doresn't sound particularly impressive. Over a six year period, overall I managed around 32-33mpg with a 2L Kuga towing 1350Kg.

With my present car the mpg improved markedly over the first few years from new.