Thank you, great explanations and now I understand 🙏can it really go nearly 25 miles on electric only

[MaverickDragon]

On a side note, when I ran out of gas I can verify the battery got me 12-14 miles or so to the next gas station.

Mr. Scott on the Enterprise must have activated the tractor beam, because that just isn't possible.

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[HeyBales]

Interesting thread, mine seems to go a mile or so then ICE comes back on. Would be curious if anyone has ran out of fuel and battery and if there was a way to get the battery charged with outside source ( solar or generator) to get to a gas station. And to charge the EV battery would you need to disconnect it to charge it

Not possible. Bring a container.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

Not possible. Bring a container.

Not possible as equipped.
Not practical with external equipment, but possible.

Did you know the 2005 - 2007 Ford Hybrid Escape had a mini 12v to 300v jump starter as standard equipment?
It did. Was advertised for use in sub-zero °F to both pre-heat the hybrid battery a little and give it a trickle charge from the 12v system.

I WISH the reverse was true.
There could / should be a switch under the dash to boost your 11v car battery using a step down of the hybrid battery. There could/should be a self jump start in our Mavericks.

 

[kevink]

Thanks. I sometimes have a pedantic mind and I saw what looked like a whole in the information provided. The BOTH option. Not exclusive.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Noted here also. Why is that a thing? Do they not see more than 10 feet in front? Do they think they have some kind of magical power that will turn the light green when they get there? I also see the same thing when upcoming traffic is showing all brake lights. These idiots just keep their higher speed until they come up to your bumper. Truly bewildering.

 

[Timothyd]

Not possible as equipped.
Not practical with external equipment, but possible.

Did you know the 2005 - 2007 Ford Hybrid Escape had a mini 12v to 300v jump starter as standard equipment?
It did. Was advertised for use in sub-zero °F to both pre-heat the hybrid battery a little and give it a trickle charge from the 12v system.

I WISH the reverse was true.
There could / should be a switch under the dash to boost your 11v car battery using a step down of the hybrid battery. There could/should be a self jump start in our Mavericks.

That would be implying there's an issue. Like putting a hand crank on the front.
For over two years I've kept a little jump box under the back seat. Only used it once and not on my Mav.

 

[Ira]

I don't want to push lol

I was curious about this also. IF one were to run out of gas, would the Maverick run a few miles w/out gas to get you to gas station? No, I don't want to test it, either.

 

[voxtrotter]

living where we do, i need to drive quite a bit each day. the landscape isn't all that pretty 9 out of 12 months so to entertain my brain, i try to get the best mileage possible. on our 2025 hybrid, i will accelerate slowly from a full stop (not always possible with impatient traffic), pulse and glide until the battery gets some juice, and then i use the cruise control often to better manage electric usage. if i get 50% electric, then i call it a win. but this brings up a question...

does anybody else feel that the battery dumps it's charge after the vehicle is turned off? particularily if turned off for more than 30 minutes? i feel like this is more obvious after the recent software updates...

 

[HeyBales]

living where we do, i need to drive quite a bit each day. the landscape isn't all that pretty 9 out of 12 months so to entertain my brain, i try to get the best mileage possible. on our 2025 hybrid, i will accelerate slowly from a full stop (not always possible with impatient traffic), pulse and glide until the battery gets some juice, and then i use the cruise control often to better manage electric usage. if i get 50% electric, then i call it a win. but this brings up a question...

does anybody else feel that the battery dumps it's charge after the vehicle is turned off? particularily if turned off for more than 30 minutes? i feel like this is more obvious after the recent software updates...

Interesting - I know several with 25MY and scanner data that could notice ending and starting SOC%.

Mine is always about right on, I can't recall seeing more than maybe a 1% drop.
And that requires a cold overnight.
Considering the figure to read is only whole numbers, that 1% drop could easily be a mere .25% in reality.

How are you discerning that it seems there is much less SOC% available on startup than on last turnoff?

You have the side blue line right?

Oh yeah - be glad you get upwards of 15% power in EV mode, pre-25MY get 10% under normal situations.
Stop signs on back residential streets is about the only place that's acceptable for accel.
Otherwise just get up to speed in hybrid mode and benefit from fuller battery in EV later when you can make it count longer.

 

[Timothyd]

I was curious about this also. IF one were to run out of gas, would the Maverick run a few miles w/out gas to get you to gas station? No, I don't want to test it, either.

Maybe a mile or 2 if you had a full charge. Maybe.

 

[Ryom]

I was experimenting with the Low mode in the hybrid and it feels like it MIGHT allow more EV acceleration before kicking over the ICE. It definitely does more than just what the manual states it does.

 

[HeyBales]

I was experimenting with the Low mode in the hybrid and it feels like it MIGHT allow more EV acceleration before kicking over the ICE. It definitely does more than just what the manual states it does.

Since pre-25MY has much bigger power meter - I'll test that leaving work.
I wasn't near 70% full SOC, so I'm not going to get the special above 10% ability it's fun to have sometimes.

I've been wondering if you 25MY drivers get upwards of 25% on high SOC%.
That's when to test your 0-60 mph EV-only times!

ETA:
I saw no ability using Low mode to get above 10% power compared to non-Low mode also maxed to 10% power.
Go pedal of course felt different, as many of the modes do changes to that. Seemed to feel like a faster power application.
So the power on 24MY at least was the same max.

Yesterday I also had a chance after one errand to reach just above 20%, maybe 22% power.
Sadly there is no PID I've found that shows what those figures are to be given to the gauge needle, so can't confirm, but above 20%. Can only confirm I've reached the 123 A max discharge.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

does anybody else feel that the battery dumps it's charge after the vehicle is turned off? particularily if turned off for more than 30 minutes? i feel like this is more obvious after the recent software updates...

No. But it seems to be temperature related.

Drive hot, park hot. Park overnight. Start on a cold battery, charge will be less than when you parked.

It works both ways.
Park cold. Park in direct sun. Leave on a hot afternoon, charge will be higher.

Seen it 400 times.

 

[KenE]

Not possible as equipped.
Not practical with external equipment, but possible.

Did you know the 2005 - 2007 Ford Hybrid Escape had a mini 12v to 300v jump starter as standard equipment?
It did. Was advertised for use in sub-zero °F to both pre-heat the hybrid battery a little and give it a trickle charge from the 12v system.

I WISH the reverse was true.
There could / should be a switch under the dash to boost your 11v car battery using a step down of the hybrid battery. There could/should be a self jump start in our Mavericks.

My 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid had this feature also, so continued at least one year past 2007. Not sure when it was discontinued.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

No. But it seems to be temperature related.

Drive hot, park hot. Park overnight. Start on a cold battery, charge will be less than when you parked.

It works both ways.
Park cold. Park in direct sun. Leave on a hot afternoon, charge will be higher.

Seen it 400 times.

The allowed rate of charge/discharge is controlled by software based on the temperature of the battery. The battery itself has rate limitations based on temps but software limits at colder and hotter. I don't remember exactly but regen braking will cease at 113 or 118°F ambient or somewhere near 140-145°F internal battery temp. Lithium ion batteries being tested would accept more amps as internal temps increased until thermal runaway occurs. University testing ceased at 175-179°F due to fear of internal hot spots (145°F is safety factor).

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