Ford Maverick performance in cold temperature?

[Mightybeast]

Any experts up here with Maverick hybrid that are in cold states or provinces that temperature goes down to - 30 to - 40? Any performance issues?

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[Redneck Garage]

Performance ? Here in Tennessee when the temps have gotten down in single digits the gas mileage goes WAY down and Ive had a problem with the app showing the truck in Deep Sleep mode preventing remote starting yet on the Lariat, it starts right up with the remote start on the key fob. I do wonder the difference between -1 degree and - 30 degrees. The truck has performed great driving at zero degrees I must say.

 

[Bronco_joe]

With the decreased mpg. Mine has thrown a CEL for the heat exchanger and noticed decreased heat output

 

[nunucello]

Any experts up here with Maverick hybrid that are in cold states or provinces that temperature goes down to - 30 to - 40? Any performance issues?

Hybrid XLT: Is it possible my gas tank hold less gas in extreme cold temp ? I thought I read it has a bladder system. When I filled it instead of the regular 550+ miles to empty - its like 480.

 

[Bushpilot]

I recently was driving around in -10F temperatures. I noticed no problems other than a perceived decrease in mpg (sorry, I don't have numbers).

The heater worked fine, even for those in the back.

 

[Mightybeast]

Performance ? Here in Tennessee when the temps have gotten down in single digits the gas mileage goes WAY down and Ive had a problem with the app showing the truck in Deep Sleep mode preventing remote starting yet on the Lariat, it starts right up with the remote start on the key fob. I do wonder the difference between -1 degree and - 30 degrees. The truck has performed great driving at zero degrees I must say.

How bad is your MPG compare to original 42 mpg? Optimal temperature for any gasoline vehicle is 65—70. Any thing above and belov will effect. Vehicle performance. Some time best thing to do is to unplug battery few time a year. During each season. Air expends and contracts 3% for each 10C. Same for tires. Each 10C - /+ 2psi. After unplugging battery let vehicle run for 10 min so it will learn new air to fuel ratio.

 

[Redneck Garage]

How bad is your MPG compare to original 42 mpg? Optimal temperature for any gasoline vehicle is 65—70. Any thing above and belov will effect. Vehicle performance. Some time best thing to do is to unplug battery few time a year. During each season. Air expends and contracts 3% for each 10C. Same for tires. Each 10C - /+ 2psi. After unplugging battery let vehicle run for 10 min so it will learn new air to fuel ratio.

Short trips were registering 27 mpg - if I set the thermostat at 65 the mpg went up due to the engine not running 100% of the time but the battery capacity at -1 degrees is certainly affected as well.

 

[Waterick]

Hybrid XLT: Is it possible my gas tank hold less gas in extreme cold temp ? I thought I read it has a bladder system. When I filled it instead of the regular 550+ miles to empty - its like 480.

The computer will calculate miles to empty based on most recent mileage. If your current MPG is lower due to the cold, it will reflect in your miles to empty.

 

[Mavman321]

Hybrid XLT: Is it possible my gas tank hold less gas in extreme cold temp ? I thought I read it has a bladder system. When I filled it instead of the regular 550+ miles to empty - its like 480.

Yeah your mav can detect the cold weather and it puckers up it's gas tank.....

 

[S. fisher]

Any experts up here with Maverick hybrid that are in cold states or provinces that temperature goes down to - 30 to - 40? Any performance issues?

Full on gas and diesel vehicles can have issues in those temps, while I think hybrids are great for regions that don’t get cold or don’ t have a significant change in temperature between summer or winter. People that live in places that regularly hit temps of -40 or colder don’t drive their hybrids at those temps.

Up here the record high was 99° above and the record low was -77°. Now we generally at least hit -50° each winter, it used to be much colder. -60° was typical a few times a winter. It was like playing Russian roulette every time you drove a gas vehicle in those temps. Generally you would break fan belts, break power steering hoses, or radiator hoses, or get flat tires. Usually why most people carry Arctic gear in their cars .
While you guys were having -10 or -20 temps, we were having winter with -40’s. But hey we’re having a heat wave and it should be around 0° tomorrow.

 

[Sugarbush Bob]

30 below zero , '23 XLT ,driving 70mph, about 30 mpg

 

[The Real Maverick]

At high speeds the truck is working pretty hard and already warmed up. It should behave normally. Cold air is more dense than warm air and harder to push out of the way (ask any pilot) so MPG may be 1 or 2 lower.

 

[Sugarbush Bob]

30 below zero , '23 XLT ,driving 70mph, about 30 mpg

This is the hybrid.

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