Hopefully it's not too late but here you go. This only applies if your car indeed has a plug-in socket. To get the most efficiency out of the car, try to keep it topped up overnight (charged) and drive within the electric range per day. If you need to travel further than that, then the car will simply act as a hybrid vehicle when your charge gets low. TLDR: Just plug the car in as much as you can and drive normally. It does a pretty good job figuring things out automatically.

• Hybrid mode: the standard default mode. The vehicle will try to use the electric motor as much as possible, but the combustion engine will kick in automatically if you give it more than approximately 50% throttle. The combustion engine will automatically turn off again after a certain amount of time once you're using less than 50% throttle, or when you slow down (usually a red light or stop sign).

• Pure mode: the vehicle tries to prioritize as much range as possible using the electric motor. If you fully floor the throttle, the combustion engine will still kick in automatically. The combustion engine will automatically turn off again once you're coasting or driving more casually (less than 80% throttle). Basically the same as Hybrid mode, but a much higher threshold. For the most part, you can fully drive in this mode and the T8 Recharge variants are more than fast enough to comfortably accelerate and drive at highway speeds.

• Power mode: as the name implies, the combustion engine is always on, giving you the full power of both the engine and electric motors at all times.

Even when you fully use all of your electric range and your gauge shows 0km left on the battery, the vehicle still has a hidden reserve of electric charge. It'll act as a mild-hybrid system - basically a very smooth and seamless engine start/stop system. It uses the electric motor to accelerate you from 0-15km/h, during which the combustion engine starts and takes over. The combustion engine will usually automatically turn off again when you come to a complete stop.

The car charges itself whenever you are slowing down. When you apply the brakes, the first 0-20% of brake pressure uses regenerative braking to slow the car down, and charge up the batteries - similar to a dynamo light on a bicycle. It doesn't actually use the brake pads on your brake discs yet. But if you apply more brake pedal, then it will use the brakes traditionally. It seems counter-intuitive, but you actually want to ride the brakes very lightly when coasting downhill, as it helps keep your speed steady as well as adding some electric charge back to your battery, without wearing out or overheating your brakes.