Battery Level (hybrids)

[BradnChristine]

I miss the battery icon on the C-Max, it has a vertical battery with a "fill" bar that fluctuates, and animation on the battery when Regen was doing it's thing. On downhill slopes it's fun to watch the battery fill up!

Completely agree. My 2017 C-Max's battery icon is much easier to watch and understand...and I do miss the EV+ not appearing in the Maverick. I wonder if there is any EV+ learning going on, and if the Maverick also tries to get the HV battery to a low point upon arrival.

But mostly, I would like to understand the 12V charging parameters and WTH the deep sleep plan is! I left the truck sit a few days and got deep sleep yesterday morning, so I took the opportunity to take a 25 mile trip (between 40 and 75MPH) about 3:00 PM, essentially to get rid of the deep sleep issue.. Then at 4:54 PM, I got the Deep Sleep alert anyway. I want a damned Deep Sleep explanatory document!!!

But the bottom line is that is is great mileage no matter the gauging.

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[bglinks]

I agree.

Remember the vacuum gauges disguised as MPG gauges? Total marketing bunk aimed at the clueless lead footed, hard braking people.


The right foot/brain connection is the correct gauge/readout.

Don't race from stoplight to stoplight, coast, or at least ease up on the gas pedal, when you see traffic slowing down and coming to a stop and don’t accelerate- brake-accelerate- brake-accelerate -brake all the time like most people do.

This fuel/energy saving style isn’t new or unique to hybrid Maverick owners. Those who know how to drive efficiently have been doing this for decades.

It works perfectly in hybrids.

I get 50 mpg all the time driving the same way way I have in all my other cars over the years.
I don’t need a stupid readout to tell me what to do every second.

 

[bglinks]

I've driven like that since about 1970, in everything from a 1966 GTO , a 2015 Challenger RT and a 2021 Toyota Avalon hybrid. There are times I want to get there quickly, or in a spirited fashion, and other times I'll just enjoy the ride and the savings. This little truck doesn't disappoint, if your goal is to pay a bit less to large oil companies.

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