It's a struggle to find a Hybrid AWD with tow here in Ontario. 90% of them are Hybrid AWD no tow. When I bought mine in 2025 three existed two were XL. I'm also the only Maverick I've seen towing. Most people here would rather overload their Kia Sorrento.
My camper has a tongue weight of 360lbs and even loaded full of camping gear I haven't noticed any excessive sagging. Unless you are using the whole 1500lbs +/- I don't think it's needed.
They have a thin layer of rust resistant steel over top of cheap rust prone pot metal. Rain, water, moisture will get between the two layers and rust jack or swell up. Eventually you'll need to peel off the rust resistant layer or risk not getting sockets on. Cheap OE lug nuts have been made...
Respectfully, Yuh.
Funny how you say stop n go traffic because that's specifically where I had my issue. I got fuel and forgot to put it back into tow mode. Going through town ate up my battery and the first hill out of town was after a stop light I didn't have enough acceleration because of...
My Hybrid has pushed 15.4v to the AGM under the seat. That voltage would fry an improperly protected Lithium Iron Phosphate battery. A Sodium Ion battery might have the headroom theoretically it can do 16v max. Sodium Ion has been done once.
I never have issues -39 and above! My commute is generally flat and slow enough it'll dump the entire battery and charger itself back up with the engine multiple times. I go full electric at full road speed quite often.
I'm assuming the system is more of a battery heater than a battery cooler. Last winter I had one day below -40 and it would NOT use the electric motors or go into electric mode at all even after an hour of low speed highway. The truck was sluggish it felt like towing a heavy trailer and...
I would definitely be up for 10-20% more electric power even if I had to take more battery weight. Not even for performance sake just the one hill in my town that kicks me out of Electric is the bane of my commute. Low rolling resistance foam lined EV tires are going on once the summers wear...