They must have changed the program. What you described is how the current āEV Coachā meter works. When the bars go down (closer to middle) and it catches the middle, it converts to electric. But the Power Meter is clearly different. As I said, I believe the blue/green portion represents the...
Yes, and initially I thought you might be right. But I experimented today and let me tell you what I noticed:
When I accelerated hardest, especially going up a hill, the bluish-green portion of the bar was the highest. At one point it was almost half-way up the white bar. When I let off the...
Iām going to posit my theory here. I believe the distinct blue/green portion at the bottom of the power bar represents the alternator charging. Itās the only explanation that makes any sense, considering it peaks out at highest level when Iām accelerating the hardest in ICE mode.
Around town for 15 minute trips in the warm weather 70+ degrees? 45-50 mpg.
Around town for 15 minute trips in the sub-freezing temperatures? 28-30 mpg.
Ok so that means itās not always good to be light on the gas pedal. If as you say the generator spins and charges more when you accelerate, that would explain why Iāve noticed better gas mileage when I have a heavier foot during gas acceleration. Seems like itās better to pop the pedal then...
Youād think Ford would make this topic way easier to understand or show on the dash display.
I will say thisā¦Iām getting better gas mileage, ironically, now that Iām being a bit more aggressive on the gas pedal. I think I was being TOO light. I was always trying to keep the electric mode within...
Are you saying it means itās running in electric mode? I can promise you itās not. The mode clearly said āhybridā when it showed that on photo.
Or are you saying itās running in hybrid on the ICE but still supplementing with electric power?
Captured a photo. A little blurry but thatās the best my camera could do in the low lighting.
You can clearly see a greenish/blue portion on the bottom of the power bar making up maybe 20% of the current power usage. Note that this greenish/blue portion is ABOVE the zero line, which means itās...
See? That photo illustrates my point. In that photo it looks bad. But in real life you never see it like that. Youāre standing above it, and you see how the line from the hood extends down and continues with the line of the āflapā. Plus from above it looks proportionally smaller.