Maverick Hybrid Climbed Mt Washington Today

[Pikey87]

My wife and I checked Mt Washington off our bucket list Mav did fine, the brakes definitely got hot lol.

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[710-oil-614]

Surprising the brakes got hot with some regen braking going on

 

[Toddman45]

Now that's what I call a great view.

 

[Pikey87]

Surprising the brakes got hot with some regen braking going on

Lol yup! Once that battery is fully charged, it has almost no engine braking.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Lol yup! Once that battery is fully charged, it has almost no engine braking.

When hvb gets full (happens quickly) is when engine braking begins. Engine runs without spark or fuel and compresses air. Were you riding the brake pedal? Did you push the "L" button to select down hill assist?

 

[inline_five]

When hvb gets full (happens quickly) is when engine braking begins. Engine runs without spark or fuel and compresses air. Were you riding the brake pedal? Did you push the "L" button to select down hill assist?

Doing this always seemed penny wise and pound foolish. Brakes are cheap, engines are expensive.

 

[sprubs]

Did you hike while you were up there? The area between Washington and Monroe is like an alien landscape compared to most of NH. Really beautiful area, particularly once you get away from the crowds.

 

[Dad]

Doing this always seemed penny wise and pound foolish. Brakes are cheap, engines are expensive.

I'm thinking that the brakes can get hot and lose their effectiveness and perhaps ignite? I'm no expert, but I know sustained braking may cause brake failure. I'm sure others will weigh in on this and I'd like to hear other viewpoints.

 

[Waterick]

My wife and I checked Mt Washington off our bucket list Mav did fine, the brakes definitely got hot lol.

Made that trip in our '14 Prius about five years ago. Brakes never seemed to be a problem. I did use braking mode (similar to "L" mode on hybrid Maverick), battery top off from regen is slower on our Prius and the engine braking (after the HVB was full) seemed effective enough that thru careful brake application never experienced hot brakes that I know of. I'm sure I would have burned my hand had I touched them, but did not get any hot brake oder. I would have thought that my Maverick would perform similarly.
Edit: Add. Any vehicles brakes will get abnormally warm (hot) on this trip. Not necessarily to the point of malfunction or disrepair.

 

[Tom 71 Maverick 24]

I'm thinking that the brakes can get hot and lose their effectiveness and perhaps ignite? I'm no expert, but I know sustained braking may cause brake failure. I'm sure others will weigh in on this and I'd like to hear other viewpoints.

Mostly, they would become less effective if they get really hot. I don't know how engine braking works on the hybrid outside of regenerative braking, but on the ecoboost, I'd definitely be using low mode or at least tow/haul to allow the engine to share in the braking task.

The brakes are pretty solid on the Mavericks from what I can tell, but I haven't driven down a few thousand feet either.

 

[Waterick]

Doing this always seemed penny wise and pound foolish. Brakes are cheap, engines are expensive.

Well, on most vehicles under the conditions coming down Mt Washington, if you don't use engine braking, you will overheat the brakes and then you may have some really big expenses. Not from just brake repairs either.

 

[NC_Pinz]

Doing this always seemed penny wise and pound foolish. Brakes are cheap, engines are expensive.

Probably application of engine braking along with service brakes has zero impact on the engine reliability or life.

 

[sprubs]

Probably application of engine braking along with service brakes has zero impact on the engine reliability or life.

I think you meant to quote someone else

 

[rclee]

I found this on YT. Really nice video.

https://www.google.com/search?gs_ss...ate=ive&vld=cid:702b69cf,vid:t1-fMVVmZns,st:0

 

[NC_Pinz]

I think you meant to quote someone else

Damn am I starting to have senior moments. Ugh!!!! BTW, fixed my post.

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