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Old thread, hasn't aged well. I didn't buy the Maverick, simply because it had a 1kWh battery. The Ford fusion hybrid, has a 1.4kWh battery, and their batteries last about 94k miles, after which a serious performance degradation is noticed. Ford refuses to acknowledge the battery had a...

Its a non-dot vehicle with a top speed of 25mph. As such it could fall into the same category as golf carts and mopeds.

No competition though, just for laughs!

It is entirely possible that the motor is an 80HP motor, paired with a 40HP motor/generator, giving a combined output of ~120HP on the electric side. That being said, electric motors usually have a 3,5k RPM limit, half of an engine, and their peak torque is like between 500-1000RPM. Which...

The way Ford has made the ECVT, is that the engine is usually running at either optimal MPG range (~1200-1800RPM), optimal torque (2k RPM best fuel figures), optimal engine HP (with best fuel economy figures ~4-4.4k RPM), or peak HP (7k RPM, worst fuel figures). The CVT of my Subaru is tied to...

Best thing to do, is either a higher output motor (for the maverick, you'll also need a higher capacity battery), or install a turbo. The Ford Fusion hybrid only has a 40HP motor, and a dog in acceleration, but in theory would perform much better if the 30kW (40HP) motor could be swapped out...

I was under the impression that Atkinson engines change the compression ratio, through some rocker joints underneath the piston, allowing the pistons to have a higher or lower top dead center. This in turn, probably maximizes compression ratio for the lowest CC, and decreases compression at...