From Tesla Model S to Maverick XLT Hybrid AWD

[MclovinGarage]

Congrats. Prefer the Space White, myself. Traded my 22 for a 25. Had no problems with my 22 EB. So far the Mav strikes me as almost reliable and useful as the Kubotas in the background of your pictures!! Yes, I have a Kubota also!!

Haha! Awesome! Kubota's are great machines too! I own and sell them.

The Space White has grown on me since I first saw it. I am not upset with my choice.

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[Phimosis]

I understand what you're saying and I enjoyed the car. Not bashing Tesla or electric cars. It was excellent for commuting and running around locally for me and I charged it at home almost 100% of the time. Super convenient in that regard. You're second to last sentence sums it up though.

I needed a vehicle that could do it all, without having more than one machine to license and insure. When I started researching, the Maverick checked all the boxes with Hybrid technology and all wheel drive in the 2025 model year.

Oregon is also about to make owning an electric car more expensive also with higher fees and a per mile tax with their new ODOT bill. The gap is closing as to whether the electric machine will be worth the investment with tax credits expiring. Bottom line, the Maverick is better suited to my needs and wants.

If they made an all electric Maverick, I would get that and just have 1 car. In my case, I used the green energy tax credit to buy 36 solar panels, which reduced the cost from $33,600 down to $23,500. And now my house makes 21,000 kWh per year, but I can only use 12,000 kWh per year if I’m aggressively using AC all year and 9,000 kWh if I use AC frugally.

So I have 10,000 kWh of excess energy generation each year. That’s equivalent to about 1,000 gallons of gas, or 30,000 miles of EV driving annually.

After 5 years ROI, the solar panels are way cheaper than paying $2,500 per year for electricity + 1,000 gallons of gas.

 

[grandpa_disney]

I am new to the Maverick Truck Club and a proud new owner of 2025 Ford Maverick XLT AWD, Space White, 4K Tow, Luxury Package pickup.

I have been a "gasoline forever" kinda guy my entire life and branched out to try a 2013 Tesla Model S about six months ago using the used EV tax credit to get into one very reasonably. While the Tesla was an excellent commuter car for traveling back and forth to work and around town it was very limited in usefulness for much other than that.

My sons and I ride dirtbikes and my wife and boys enjoy kayaking, mountain biking and other outdoor activites. It was clear the Tesla was not going to be the right rig for accomplishing all of those things. Range anxiety is also a real thing and worrying about running out of juice in rural Oregon on a road trip is a possibility.

I ordered a 2025 Eruption Green Maverick XLT in August with the options listed above on the Space White one I ended up purchasing. My order didn't get picked up by Ford and the 2026 order bank opened so I re-ordered a velocity blue 2026 XLT realizing I was going to have to wait until November or December at the earliest to get the one I ordered.

I was cruising through my local Ford dealers lot and noticed the Space White XLT on the lot about a week ago. It did not have a window sticker in the window and looked like it had been through PDI and readied for a buyer. I was able to find the truck on Carfax.com and checked the window sticker which showed all the options I had ordered on the Eruption Green XLT. The Space White looked good in person and I inquired with my salesman the next morning. He told me the truck had been ordered by another person but it took so long to get here that buyer had moved on and the Space White one was available. This might be silly but I was bummed Ford removed the rear seat fold down armrest/cupholder on the 2026 XLT models. I have two sons and wanted them to be comfortable when we traveled places and thought removing that center armrest was a poor decision on Ford's part on the XLT trim.

My dealer gave me a more than fair trade value on my Tesla and I made the purchase on Monday of this week. First Impressions - I did a ton of youtube/forum research and so far I have been nothing but impressed with the Maverick. I am averaging over 40mpg on my 25 mile commute to work. It has 147 miles on it at the moment so it isn't even broken in. Sync 4 with Apple car play on the big screen works well. Tesla does not offer Apple Car play in their vehicles, at least not in 2013 and it is a pleasure to have.

The Hyrbid system works seemlessly and the coach screen is really helpful to maximize effeciency. The other feature I am excited about is the neutral tow option so my family and I can flat tow it behind a class C motorhome. This truck checks a lot of boxes for my family and I. It is functional and useful and mutli-dimensional. Ford did a great job with this little truck all things considered.

It also has the bed tray liner, the console vault, and I will be adding the wireless keypad next week.

Welcome to the Club! Nice Truck! You definitely traded up! We have a 24 XLT hybrid we bought back in April. Fair warning. You will start finding excuses to drive the thing. We cannot be happier with our decision to buy one.

 

[grandpa_disney]

I so wish Tesla would do something in the small "runabout" truck world. It seems crazy that they're ignoring that market.

Musk will just f* it up

 

[Blinky]

OP, well done on the truck, Space White is gorgeous in person.

What? The rolling trash can doesn't fit the bill for you? Speaking of the trash can on wheels I was stopped at a red light next to one recently and there was rust specks all over it.

Yup, Stainless stains less but it can rust, or have metallic particulate stuck or embedded into it which will also rust.

I thought we learned that stainless cars are pretty dumb with the Deloreans but I guess Musk didn't pay attention to all the problems they had.

 

[sprubs]

The gap is closing as to whether the electric machine will be worth the investment with tax credits expiring.

you had a yearly tax credit simply for owning an EV? or do you mean a one time credit when you bought it?

 

[Jone]

Use caution when flat towing. I’ve read some real horror stories on this forum pertaining to that subject. Some people even put together a checklist to make sure they get everything right.
Welcome and congrats. I hope you love your little truck as much as I do mine.

 

[mangoMotors]

I also went from Model S, which I totaled in a stupid failure to yield, to a 2025 Lariat in eruption green. The Tesla was not a wise purchase for me in the first place and I took it as a sign from God that it was not meant to be. I love the Maverick, it makes a lot more sense for me right now. One day I want to get in a Model S again, but not before I can pay for it with cash.

One of the draws for me to the Tesla was the self-driving features. I think what the Lariat can do with adaptive cruise control and lane-centering works very well, its 90% of the goodness of self-driving. I am happy with it.

 

[Pops_Maverick]

Welcome the MTC., from a fellow Maverick owner up HWY 99 a mile north. Love the new color of your new ride. RE: wait time, I had a 18 month wait for my 2024. Just saying.

 

[Suzukiridr14]

I am new to the Maverick Truck Club and a proud new owner of 2025 Ford Maverick XLT AWD, Space White, 4K Tow, Luxury Package pickup.

I have been a "gasoline forever" kinda guy my entire life and branched out to try a 2013 Tesla Model S about six months ago using the used EV tax credit to get into one very reasonably. While the Tesla was an excellent commuter car for traveling back and forth to work and around town it was very limited in usefulness for much other than that.

My sons and I ride dirtbikes and my wife and boys enjoy kayaking, mountain biking and other outdoor activites. It was clear the Tesla was not going to be the right rig for accomplishing all of those things. Range anxiety is also a real thing and worrying about running out of juice in rural Oregon on a road trip is a possibility.

I ordered a 2025 Eruption Green Maverick XLT in August with the options listed above on the Space White one I ended up purchasing. My order didn't get picked up by Ford and the 2026 order bank opened so I re-ordered a velocity blue 2026 XLT realizing I was going to have to wait until November or December at the earliest to get the one I ordered.

I was cruising through my local Ford dealers lot and noticed the Space White XLT on the lot about a week ago. It did not have a window sticker in the window and looked like it had been through PDI and readied for a buyer. I was able to find the truck on Carfax.com and checked the window sticker which showed all the options I had ordered on the Eruption Green XLT. The Space White looked good in person and I inquired with my salesman the next morning. He told me the truck had been ordered by another person but it took so long to get here that buyer had moved on and the Space White one was available. This might be silly but I was bummed Ford removed the rear seat fold down armrest/cupholder on the 2026 XLT models. I have two sons and wanted them to be comfortable when we traveled places and thought removing that center armrest was a poor decision on Ford's part on the XLT trim.

My dealer gave me a more than fair trade value on my Tesla and I made the purchase on Monday of this week. First Impressions - I did a ton of youtube/forum research and so far I have been nothing but impressed with the Maverick. I am averaging over 40mpg on my 25 mile commute to work. It has 147 miles on it at the moment so it isn't even broken in. Sync 4 with Apple car play on the big screen works well. Tesla does not offer Apple Car play in their vehicles, at least not in 2013 and it is a pleasure to have.

The Hyrbid system works seemlessly and the coach screen is really helpful to maximize effeciency. The other feature I am excited about is the neutral tow option so my family and I can flat tow it behind a class C motorhome. This truck checks a lot of boxes for my family and I. It is functional and useful and mutli-dimensional. Ford did a great job with this little truck all things considered.

It also has the bed tray liner, the console vault, and I will be adding the wireless keypad next week.

You will love your truck that fits in a garage. I have to laugh at all the latest buyers that complain about waiting 3 or 4 months on their special order, only to settle on taking a truck that someone else left, because they couldn't wait. Us early buyers waited over a year for ours! Well worth the wait.

 

[Frenchy]

I'm not super worried about it at this point. I was more concerned with getting the Hybrid AWD and the 4K Tow. The only color I would have said hard no to is black.

" The only color I would have said hard no to is black. " Amen, Mine is ruby red, very pretty also

 

[Frenchy]

Welcome the MTC., from a fellow Maverick owner up HWY 99 a mile north. Love the new color of your new ride. RE: wait time, I had a 18 month wait for my 2024. Just saying.

" I had a 18 month wait for my 2024. Just saying '
I have no idea why, I got my 2025 XLT AWD Hybrid, 4K package in 10 weeks.

 

[MclovinGarage]

you had a yearly tax credit simply for owning an EV? or do you mean a one time credit when you bought it?

It was a one time credit for a used EV. I believe it ended 09/27/25 and is no longer available.

 

[MclovinGarage]

You will love your truck that fits in a garage. I have to laugh at all the latest buyers that complain about waiting 3 or 4 months on their special order, only to settle on taking a truck that someone else left, because they couldn't wait. Us early buyers waited over a year for ours! Well worth the wait.

I could have waited but why when the options I wanted were right here in the space white one and it was less than 5 miles from home. I am impressed with the patience of you folks who had to wait over a year for one though. I am really enjoying this truck a week into ownership. It's the right truck for me at just the right time.

The other factor involved that made me jump on this one was worrying the bottom might drop out on the value of my used Tesla as it got close to 100k miles and tax incentives were going away. Plus a new tax is coming in Oregon on EV's that is going to charge per mile of usage. I didn't want to work through the fallout of that situation.

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