EnergiCCAATS Posted May 8, 2014 at 03:23 AM Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 at 03:23 AM Just drove the Energi for the first time today and wife and I were very impressed. The seamless electric drive/ICE operation is very impressive. Took about a 12 mile loop test drive (3 miles on interstate) and returned with 169.7 mpg for the trip. This is very real world for the "mom taxiing" trips my wife will take with this car. I had a couple questions that I didn't see asked anywhere else. 1. Is the battery height lower/clearance greater between top of battery and rear deck on the 2014s than 2013s? I had looked at trunk of a 2013 back in the fall, and the '14 that we drove today seemed to have more clearance. 2.There is a little "door" into the HVB area right behind the rear passenger seat back, that was easy to get into. There appeared to be a fuse block and two fairly large gauge orange cables with exposed terminal bolts. There were electric warning labels, but certainly those aren't high voltage connections, are they? Seems too easily accessible to children playing around if it is high voltage. I'm assuming the cables may be for 12 volt battery connections or "data" cables? Ready to make a good deal and find our color/options combination. Wish us luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted May 8, 2014 at 10:37 AM Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 at 10:37 AM 2. Orange cables are high voltage (300 volts). That is the high voltage battery disconnect. There should not be any exposed terminals. The high voltage is turned off when the car is not in RUN mode (green light in lower right corner of dash display). Children should never be allowed to be in a car when an adult is not present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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