Maverick Hybrid - Can someone explain the the gauge on the far left please?

[D Janke]

Call me dumb, but I've driven my Mav Hybrid for nearly 11 months now, and I still don't understand the
significance of the left dash gauge that shows battery in green and power in white.
Anyone have an explanation for me so I can better know what I'm looking at and what it's showing me?

Thank you in advance, and btw --> Merry Christmas!

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[Daverick]

The green on the left shows when your hybrid system is regenerating power, like when you coast or brake and goes further left when recharging more. The right side shows in percentage form how much engine power you're using.
Keep it under 10% when possible and you'll notice your ICE kicks in a lot less and you get much better MPG.

 

[GPSMan]

Pretty good descriptions.
It is not at all a tachometer.
It is pretty close to a horsepower gauge. If Ford labeled it as "Horsepower" instead of % power, I don't think they would be lying.

Edit: looking really closely with additional OBDII gauges-the power meter closely represent horsepower going to the wheels. Standing still and generator charging the battery zero power to the wheels and the needle is close to zero. However the OBDII reader is saying 32 horsepower is being made... all of it going to generating electricity (or maybe a tad going to the wheels to give you the creep forward if you take your foot off the brake.)

The white side appears to be linear (in regard to HP to the wheels).
The green side is not linear.
They green side is relative to your present conditions.

In older generations the "power" needle was basically an amp meter connect to the HV battery. The Mav is a little different.

The Mav green area should be viewed as percent of braking power from all means, (in the transmission) not just regen going into the battery.
I don't think it uses brake pad pressure as any part of the equation.

For example, the needle will also dive into the green during engine braking, or a combination of engine braking and regenerative braking.

I had a condition on a long mountain downgrade when my battery got as full as permitted, and all battery charging stopped, and only engine brake was occurring. The needle was still deeply in the green.

HTH,
Enjoy!

 

[GonnaGetItOneDay]

Call me dumb, but I've driven my Mav Hybrid for nearly 11 months now, and I still don't understand the
significance of the left dash gauge that shows battery in green and power in white.
Anyone have an explanation for me so I can better know what I'm looking at and what it's showing me?

Thank you in advance, and btw --> Merry Christmas!

Page 110 of the MY23 owners manual (should be the same for 22)

Bonus: also from the owners manual, an explanation on how to best use the EV coach to maximize fuel efficiency, page 118 of the MY23 owners manual.

 

[GPSMan]

The needle in the green can also be used as an analog version of the "brake coach" and half of the "EV Coach".

By this I mean, if you never let the needle go to 100% you will get Maximum regeneration and a 100% brake coach score. If the needle hits "the peg" in the green, it means your friction brakes are also going to apply.

This is the same as looking at the regen bar of the EV coach. When the EV coach bar goes from green to white, it means you are using some degree of friction brakes in addition to regen braking.
Knowing these tips can add 5 mpg or more to your mileage if consistently used.

HTH,

Before someone jumps in to "correct" me (that's SOP around here ) you can have friction pads engage with the needle less than 100% especially at slow speeds. But if you are at 100% it means you are asking for more deceleration than regen can provide and you are for sure dumping energy into friction brake pads.

 

[Red Ryder]

It'll change the way you brake when approaching a stop if you start practicing managing the energy while approaching a stop. That is, if you choose to.
Some do, some don't.
For me, learning to drive it for efficiency keeps me engaged with driving and sort of replaces the engagement I previously enjoyed with driving a manual.

 

[Raymundo76]

It'll change the way you brake when approaching a stop if you start practicing managing the energy while approaching a stop. That is, if you choose to.
Some do, some don't.
For me, learning to drive it for efficiency keeps me engaged with driving and sort of replaces the engagement I previously enjoyed with driving a manual.

Kool!!

 

[D Janke]

Fabulous comments by everyone!!
I am all about wringing the most out of my efficiency for sure.
At 4000 miles I'm showing 44.6 mpg, and I try to get it to 45 as often as possible.
I will certainly utilize these pointers, and I REALLY appreciate all the great input!

 

[GPSMan]

Just a few minutes ago, accelerating from a light my OBDII reader was reading 40.4 HP being generated and the power needle was on 20%.

40 is about 20% of the truck's rated 191 HP.

Accelerating gently in EV mode I was getting 14 HP electric. The needle was at about 6-7%.

So there you go.

 

[nunucello]

Does anyone know what the White part of the Hybrid Power Gauge indicates ? See where I drew the red arrow. I think it just means engine off ?

 

[GPSMan]

Does anyone know what the White part of the Hybrid Power Gauge indicates ? See where I drew the red arrow. I think it just means engine off ?

I think nothing. Dead space. To show when the truck is turned off.

 

[Dad]

The green on the left shows when your hybrid system is regenerating power, like when you coast or brake and goes further left when recharging more. The right side shows in percentage form how much engine power you're using.
Keep it under 10% when possible and you'll notice your ICE kicks in a lot less and you get much better MPG.

This is the best explanation I've seen.

 

[Dad]

It'll change the way you brake when approaching a stop if you start practicing managing the energy while approaching a stop. That is, if you choose to.
Some do, some don't.
For me, learning to drive it for efficiency keeps me engaged with driving and sort of replaces the engagement I previously enjoyed with driving a manual.

I've been using the Brake Coach to help me maximize regeneration.

 

[Red Ryder]

Does anyone know what the White part of the Hybrid Power Gauge indicates ? See where I drew the red arrow. I think it just means engine off ?

My understanding is that is the "friction brake" area, where you've commanded (via brake pedal pressure) more braking power that the regenerative braking (charging) provides. Therefore, this is the inefficient (albeit often necessary) mode of stopping/slowing.

I try to regulate my brake pedal pressure to "keep it in the green" as long as possible while slowing, although not always possible due to traffic and/or signal timing.

I do this as inconspicuously as possible, knowing that hyper-milers (style of driving) can be annoying in traffic flow. Don''t want to be that.

 

[nunucello]

My understanding is that is the "friction brake" area, where you've commanded (via brake pedal pressure) more braking power that the regenerative braking (charging) provides. Therefore, this is the inefficient (albeit often necessary) mode of stopping/slowing.

I try to regulate my brake pedal pressure to "keep it in the green" as long as possible while slowing, although not always possible due to traffic and/or signal timing.

I do this as inconspicuously as possible, knowing that hyper-milers (style of driving) can be annoying in traffic flow. Don''t want to be that.

Thank You red Ryder. Much appreciated. I'll pay attention to that next time I am breaking.

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