dpowell7299 Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 I was curious if anyone knew if the cmax would just run as ICE if the high voltage pack were to go bad (or if I pulled it to replace the individual cells) anyone know? Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestead Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Depends on the failure mode. If the pack goes lower and lower as time goes on it should still work fine on gas with shorter and shorter distances on battery. Also some people have the energi model and for various reasons never bother to charge the battery. It will still run fine as gas only. Not as efficient as the hybrid but still good mpg's. What is wrong with your battery pack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolenmoment Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 The HVB is what runs the two electric motors that conspire to start the ICE and to get ICE torque to the wheels, remember? The 12v battery is just for the accessories and the power relay that lets juice out of the HVB. If the HVB is totally dead, your car is bricked. But there's a long way to go from "can't run on battery for long" and "not enough battery to start the ICE". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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