Bought V60 D6 Hybrid

[DieselElectric]

Originally Posted by JRS80

If you haven't already seen it, CAR magazine have one on long term test, which may be of interest to you;

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-rev...m-test-review/

That article says:

"The V60 hybrid’s boot doesn’t even have space for a can of sealant, given it’s packed with batteries"

I think he needs to RTFM. There's sealant and a compressor in a side compartment. I've used the latter but only because a friend's car had a flat.

And this... "According to British Gas, the cost to me would be a trifling £115 for a 16amp charger, or £214 for a 30amp charger, which would juice the V60 in five hours"...
AFAIK, the V60 charging system maxes out at 16amps.


One, rather ironic, important tip:
If you are using the VOC app to set the times your car charges up, e.g. to use off-peak power, turn it off before you go away on holidays. In less than a week, I've twice come back to a completely flat 12V battery.

The dealer contacted Volvo and found out that when the timer is set, the car frequently wakes up the entire 12V system to check if it's time to charge the main battery. After a few days this is enough to drain the 12V battery so much that finally the alarm goes off and flattens it completely. You then have to use the the mechanical key to get into the car which is not fun if the passenger door is quite close to a wall.

Turning off the timer while you're away seems to solve it. My dealer has told me a software fix is "on the way" but at least the work-around helps.

DE.

PS: I don't do very many miles and regularly charge the battery but, depending on what display I look at, the car's currently getting between 1.9 and 2.0 l/100km (which seems to be well over 130mpg) plus about 0.3kWh per km. Obviously you won't get that with long journeys but it works brilliantly for me.

PPS: Sorry about the metric figures but the info display on the centre screen is much better in metric mode.