Sonata Plug-in Hybrid main systems
Plug-in Hybrid System Operation
Operating Parameters
The Plug-in Hybrid Sonata has two modes of using charged electricity. One is Charge Depleting
(CD) mode where the vehicle is propelled by the electric motor only until it depletes to the
predefined level of high-voltage battery. The other one is Charge Sustaining (CS) mode where
the vehicle is propelled by either the gasoline engine or the Electric Drive Motor, or a
combination of both.
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CD (Charge Depleting) MODE
CS (Charge Sustaining) MODE
Charging
Electric motor (Electric Vehicle
mode)
Battery charging
Charging
Motor
Motor
Startup/Low speed
Startup/
Low speed
Acceleratio
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High speed
Deceleratio
n
External charging
Hybrid
Plug-in Hybrid
