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Maybe I've just missed it, or maybe it's a setting I haven't found, but is there a screen/setting that shows the level of charge in the hybrid battery? TIA.
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Ford’s current line of Plug-in hybrids and EVs get a HVB state of charge readout. There’s no such display on a normal hybrid, though. Competitors and older Ford hybrids have offered this extra level of detail. The closest you get from Ford today is the EV Coach screen that’ll show you how much of the available power you’re pulling out of it.
Reason being they expect most people to just drive it without worrying about what the power train is doing. It’ll keep charging and discharging the battery as needed, there’s only so much you can do to control that.
Bottom line, they don’t expect you to care so they don’t provide it.
Reason being they expect most people to just drive it without worrying about what the power train is doing. It’ll keep charging and discharging the battery as needed, there’s only so much you can do to control that.
Bottom line, they don’t expect you to care so they don’t provide it.
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It's not that uncommon for a hybrid to have a battery gauge; my Fusion did. But like you mention I suspect Ford didn't feel it necessary in order to make the experience more "normal" for buyers coming from ICE only.
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Exactly. It’s not that no one has done it but Ford currently does not.
Ford has taken away other features in recent years. 2020 Escape AWD used to have the Intelligent AWD screen enabled but it is no longer, for instance. Believe it can still be enabled in FORScan, at least.
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Cool, thanks. My ex-wife's Prius had an indicator that gave you a rough idea of charge; I agree no one really needs to know it, but let's admit it -- a lot of hybrid guys are bit nerdy.
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Without giving an actual percent, the EV coach is super useful. I leave it up almost 100% of the time.
The width of the bar is pretty stable from 40% charge to 60% charge.
Below 40% the bar starts shrinking.
Below 35% the bar starts shrinking rapidly. Above 60% the bar gets wider by a significant amount.
You can't have EV mode below 30% charged. ( bar shrinks to Nil ).
The Mav won't ever charge above 72%
This bar width is a crude approximation of battery % charged. At this width you are at 69-70% charged. The blue bar gets shorter as charge falls. And is nothing at 30%.
*Caveat: this when in EV
The width of the bar is pretty stable from 40% charge to 60% charge.
Below 40% the bar starts shrinking.
Below 35% the bar starts shrinking rapidly. Above 60% the bar gets wider by a significant amount.
You can't have EV mode below 30% charged. ( bar shrinks to Nil ).
The Mav won't ever charge above 72%
This bar width is a crude approximation of battery % charged. At this width you are at 69-70% charged. The blue bar gets shorter as charge falls. And is nothing at 30%.
*Caveat: this when in EV
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My 2016 CMax hybrid has a battery gauge. Don’t know why but I watch it.
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I find a battery gauge useful very often.
When cresting a hill in suburbia if I see I have battery juice I'll milk it along in EV knowing I won't need gas on the way down the other side of the hill.
Or if I see a red light or traffic jam in the distance, I'm going to milk it along in EV. No use burning gas for 20 seconds to then hit the brakes and stop at a red light.
Also the converse: if I see the battery is low, I know there's no need to milk it, the cow is empty! (Or nearly)
When cresting a hill in suburbia if I see I have battery juice I'll milk it along in EV knowing I won't need gas on the way down the other side of the hill.
Or if I see a red light or traffic jam in the distance, I'm going to milk it along in EV. No use burning gas for 20 seconds to then hit the brakes and stop at a red light.
Also the converse: if I see the battery is low, I know there's no need to milk it, the cow is empty! (Or nearly)
The battery details should be accessible via OBDII, right? Would something like a ScanGauge be able to access the details?
And if so, does anyone know of other scangauge alternatives? It's been a long time since I've used it, not sure if there are newer options now.
And if so, does anyone know of other scangauge alternatives? It's been a long time since I've used it, not sure if there are newer options now.
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Yes. I use a ScangaugeIII.
Nice if you want a dedicated screen to use all the time. I hear some phone apps can do it too and thats a route for occasional use.
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