Reason why Hybrid Maverick interest so high? [WARNING: NO POLITICS]

[ttthhasdf]

yoda says

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[olderbudwiser]

I’ve read most of the responses and still not completely sure which would be best for me. I’m really wanting the Maverick for its practicality and of course, mileage. I’m leaning towards Hybrid because of, again, mileage. At the same time, my daily commute is 80 miles with most of it on highway going 70-80 MPH. So am I really saving much with Hybrid or should I go with the EcoBoost at the right price, especially if there will be some at a local dealership within the next 2 weeks?
I don’t really need towing or AWD here in Florida, but I’m also being really impatient lol. I just don’t want to make the wrong decision and in 2+ years kick myself for not waiting for a Hybrid.

Thats something I curious about as well. All things being equal if a Maverick is equipped with a Hybrid drivetrain or the 2.0L eco boost driving 70-80 mph daily how does FE compare.

 

[Camlt12010]

A plug in hybrid can work that way - the first X miles on electric, or some let you choose if you want full electric or full gas or full hybrid. A hybrid like the mav doesn't work that way. There is a mix of gas and battery. It doesn't go X miles on electric and then switch over to gas.

Well, Then you can argue with my sales person or show me your sources???

 

[sbradford26]

Well, Then you can argue with my sales person or show me your sources???

So I currently own a hybrid car and there is a massive difference in battery size between a plug in hybrid and a standard hybrid. The maverick is a standard hybrid and from what I have read has a 1.5 kWh battery. 1.5 kWh would probably get the maverick in the range of 2-5 miles depending on driving conditions. For most likely that exact reason Ford has not included any way to force the hybrid to stay in electric only mode. I would really try and find an escape hybrid or another to test drive to see how it works. Usually the infotainment has a display that shows how power is moving around the system. Also from my personal experience the hybrid system in my cars still does a lot of work on the highway. It will run on just electric motor even at 75 mph for short distances and the ioniq only has a 46 hp electric motor compared to the Maverick's 132hp.

 

[callen4794]

After driving an Expedition for a little over a year now, I can't wait to go back to not worrying about spending out the A$$ on gas every time I take a trip.

 

[Area51BS]

I'll take that bet. At 80+ mph, the turbo will come out ahead.

the 2.0 does accelerate great past 60mph if you need to pass

 

[soNso]

I'll take that bet. At 80+ mph, the turbo will come out ahead.

Mr.Truck drove from Eastern Colorado to Vegas about 800 miles about 75mph & got over 38mpg.. turbo gettin no where near that.

 

[rightmuch]

I sold my 2017 Honda Ridgeline for $1000 less than I paid for it 3 years ago. The biggest load I carry is my whitewater kayaks and the hybrid Mav will do just fine. Before the Hybrid Mav appeared, I planned to drive the Honda till the wheels fell off. But when you can get a brand new vehicle that does the same thing, get twice the mileage, and from the sale of the Ridgeline only be $500 under the OTD price of the new Mav, it was a no brainer.

And I got good news today. Called Ford to try to make sense of the production updates. Mine was originally scheduled for 11/1, then 11/8, then you won't see it till January. Then last week I got one saying it was scheduled for 11/15. The rep checked and said my mav was in production today! Might see it for Christmas after all. Fingers crossed. Been sharing one vehicle with my wife for almost a month now.....

 

[IPunchCholla]

Not as bad as someone that thinks they know it all. I have always been able to get better than EPA on any non-hybrid vehicle since hybrids are always pumped up AND have crappy hard rubber tires to squeeze even more into the estimate. So keep your uneducated opinions that you pull out of you backside to yourself kitty boy.
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So a quick look forums shows the escape hybrid getting about 34 mpg @ 72mph and the escape 2.0L getting 29 @ 70mph, so I really, really doubt the Maverick will get better mpg @80 mph with eco boost than hybrid. But even if it does, good luck averaging 80 mph.

Also, you made something up, stated something with no factual support. I said making stuff up was dumb. I didn’t insult you. Please refrain from personal insults.

 

[MLowe05]

I've always wanted a truck, but I don't "need" one so it's been impossible to justify the cost of buying one and also they're all far too large and far too thirsty. I was shopping for a Prius when I learned about the Maverick. It seems very promising. It checks all the boxes for me, and rings in at under $30k making it one of the cheaper vehicles I've bought.

I would not buy an Ecoboost Maverick, period. But I think the hybrid Maverick is the best new car deal out there.

 

[BDennis]

the 2.0 does accelerate great past 60mph if you need to pass

It will eat much hybrid to the gas station too

 

[2cafn8d]

For me the mpg was key. I needed something that got good mileage, fit the family, dog and some stuff, and could be used for quick Home Depot and suppy runs rather than taking the work trucks..

 

[ttthhasdf]

Well, Then you can argue with my sales person or show me your sources???

I will absolutely argue with the sales person, my source is I've driven a hybrid Ford for 10 years, my wife had one for 5 and now she has a plug in hybrid.

Her plug in hybrid gets about 36 miles, more or less depending on how you are driving, in pure electric when it is fully charged. Well, it isn't 100% pure electric, if you floor it the ICE will still kick in for the extra power. Then when you run out of battery it acts like a regular hybrid and uses regen braking to charge the battery back up.

Another example is the jeep wrangler 4xe, it is a plug in hybrid that gets about 25 miles electric only on a full charge. The difference between it and my wifes is that the jeep lets you select between three modes - electric only (really mostly), hybrid mix, or gas only. So if you want to save the battery until you get on the trail, you can set it to gas only for the drive there and have a full battery when you get to the trailhead.

My hybrid does not plug in, it is more like the mav and the cmax and escape hybrids before the mav. The battery is a whole, whole lot smaller than the plug in hybrid batteries (which are a whole lot smaller than 100% EV batteries). I might drive in pure electric only for a block or two downtown going slow in traffic, or going through a parking garage. But it is only for short distances and low speeds. Most of the time, the electric motor and the gas motor are working at the same time together, in a hybrid mode. So the battery motor gives the gas motor extra push.

 

[oilman300]

For me it is a matter of cost. I am retired so I don't want to spend 30,000 on a vehicle. The XL hybrid w/co-pilot 360 gives me a new vehicle with almost all the features of my 2009 Cadillac for a little more than 21,000

 

[bwiese]

MPG is important to some people.

And the combo of a $20K new truck with 38+mpg for general scooting about is great.

And with govt attacks on fuel prices + inflation, this is helpful.

Bill

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