In the A (EV) mode, the Tonale has plenty of pep to get around the city and even to hop on the highway — the vehicle has a top electric-only speed of 78 mph. If you ask for more power than the electric motor can provide, there's a noticeable detent in the throttle so you can push past it to turn the gas engine on or ease off if you want to remain moving solely on battery power. It's an approach that we like because it gives the driver more control over how the vehicle can be driven. Behind the shifter there's also an eSave button that allows you to hold the state of charge or use the gas engine to put some juice back into the battery while on the move.
Other than that, the rest of the Tonale is pretty much set. There are two brake regenerative levels (normal and high), but you can't control which one the vehicle uses. High regen is locked with the Dual Power drive mode, and the other two drive modes only offer normal regen.
This philosophy also extends to the suspension. There are two settings, but those are once again locked into the drive modes as the dampers are either firmed up (in Dual Power mode) or slackened off (in Natural and Advanced Efficiency). The steering response gets sportier as you make your way from Advanced Efficiency to Dual Power. I preferred both of those settings on my drive but wanted to use them with the EV-only mode and that isn't possible. A bit more flexibility would make the Tonale even more enjoyable.