Ford Hybrids: Maverick vs F-150 Powerboost owners comparison

[MJ Heat]

We are lucky enough to own a 22 Powerboost & a 23 Maverick. They are both Ford Hybrid Trucks, but there are big differences between them. Each has advantages & disadvantages over the other.

Let me talk about the Powerboost 1st, since I have had it the longest, now for 6 months & 12k miles. The truck is a 157” 4x4 & has been great so far. It has averaged about 27mpg over the 6 months, which is 5.5mpg better than the virtually same truck that I had with the 3.5 Ecoboost. Six months in, I am still learning how to drive this truck for best mileage. With that said, I regularly see 750-800 miles to empty on this 30.6 gallon tank at fill ups.

Pro Power is for real. My truck has the 7.2kw output & did great after a hurricane last year, powering my house for a few hours using about a quart of gas.

My Powerboost rides like the best Cadillac you ever had. It is shockingly comfortable.

Getting the best mileage out of the Powerboost has its challenges. It requires lots of tapping the brakes to get the truck to shift over to electric at optimal times. The battery, at 1.5kw, is larger than the 1.1kw Maverick battery, but doesn’t give nearly the range on this much heavier truck, that the Maverick battery gets you with the lighter vehicle.

We have only had our Maverick for a little more than 2 weeks. It has averaged 47.2mpg so far, at now about 880 miles. We just did a 300 mile round trip turn on the expressway, with me & my wife each driving 1 leg. She got 37mpg & I got 42mpg. Both of us are getting 50+ around town.

The Maverick seems to go electric on its own much easier than the Powerboost & have significantly more electric range. We regularly get more than half electric miles around town on the Maverick, but almost never get more than 30% electric miles with the Powerboost.

The Maverick seating was comfortable for us on the recent trip. But you definitely feel more of the road when driving this much smaller truck.

We are happy with both of our purchases. They both have their place.

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[Eagle11]

Nice comparison, I don't think Ford really advertises the Power boost as a hybrid, or am I wrong?

 

[Aza]

Nice comparison! My buddy has the F150 hybrid and he loves it. Once or twice he has mentioned that he has gotten 30 mpg on his way into work. He’s so proud until I say, “ well, I got 42 mpg and have a longer drive.” He then tells me to shut up.

 

[ksc83]

I love my Powerboost. It’s 2021 XLT. I would have preferred a higher trim but was lucky to find it and under MSRP. My only complaint is that it has had more recalls than I can count and none have been fixed due to no parts. Still drives fine though. My Maverick Hybrid arrives soon and I’m hoping some of the Powerboost perks are shared in just a mini format. The only thing about the F150 I have found annoying is that sometimes when you give it a little gas, it hauls ass. Like it was asleep and you wake it up and it says “holy cow let’s go” and takes off.

 

[MJ Heat]

Nice comparison, I don't think Ford really advertises the Power boost as a hybrid, or am I wrong?

I don’t think that Ford advertises the Powerboost much at all. They seem to be having just as much trouble keeping up with demand for the Powerboost, as they are with the Maverick Hybrid.

 

[Raymundo76]

We are lucky enough to own a 22 Powerboost & a 23 Maverick. They are both Ford Hybrid Trucks, but there are big differences between them. Each has advantages & disadvantages over the other.

Let me talk about the Powerboost 1st, since I have had it the longest, now for 6 months & 12k miles. The truck is a 157” 4x4 & has been great so far. It has averaged about 27mpg over the 6 months, which is 5.5mpg better than the virtually same truck that I had with the 3.5 Ecoboost. Six months in, I am still learning how to drive this truck for best mileage. With that said, I regularly see 750-800 miles to empty on this 30.6 gallon tank at fill ups.

Pro Power is for real. My truck has the 7.2kw output & did great after a hurricane last year, powering my house for a few hours using about a quart of gas.

My Powerboost rides like the best Cadillac you ever had. It is shockingly comfortable.

Getting the best mileage out of the Powerboost has its challenges. It requires lots of tapping the brakes to get the truck to shift over to electric at optimal times. The battery, at 1.5kw, is larger than the 1.1kw Maverick battery, but doesn’t give nearly the range on this much heavier truck, that the Maverick battery gets you with the lighter vehicle.

We have only had our Maverick for a little more than 2 weeks. It has averaged 47.2mpg so far, at now about 880 miles. We just did a 300 mile round trip turn on the expressway, with me & my wife each driving 1 leg. She got 37mpg & I got 42mpg. Both of us are getting 50+ around town.

The Maverick seems to go electric on its own much easier than the Powerboost & have significantly more electric range. We regularly get more than half electric miles around town on the Maverick, but almost never get more than 30% electric miles with the Powerboost.

The Maverick seating was comfortable for us on the recent trip. But you definitely feel more of the road when driving this much smaller truck.

We are happy with both of our purchases. They both have their place.

Great post; so you have a town truck and town work truck. Nice. LOL.

 

[TLRMaverick]

We are lucky enough to own a 22 Powerboost & a 23 Maverick. They are both Ford Hybrid Trucks, but there are big differences between them. Each has advantages & disadvantages over the other.

Let me talk about the Powerboost 1st, since I have had it the longest, now for 6 months & 12k miles. The truck is a 157” 4x4 & has been great so far. It has averaged about 27mpg over the 6 months, which is 5.5mpg better than the virtually same truck that I had with the 3.5 Ecoboost. Six months in, I am still learning how to drive this truck for best mileage. With that said, I regularly see 750-800 miles to empty on this 30.6 gallon tank at fill ups.

Pro Power is for real. My truck has the 7.2kw output & did great after a hurricane last year, powering my house for a few hours using about a quart of gas.

My Powerboost rides like the best Cadillac you ever had. It is shockingly comfortable.

Getting the best mileage out of the Powerboost has its challenges. It requires lots of tapping the brakes to get the truck to shift over to electric at optimal times. The battery, at 1.5kw, is larger than the 1.1kw Maverick battery, but doesn’t give nearly the range on this much heavier truck, that the Maverick battery gets you with the lighter vehicle.

We have only had our Maverick for a little more than 2 weeks. It has averaged 47.2mpg so far, at now about 880 miles. We just did a 300 mile round trip turn on the expressway, with me & my wife each driving 1 leg. She got 37mpg & I got 42mpg. Both of us are getting 50+ around town.

The Maverick seems to go electric on its own much easier than the Powerboost & have significantly more electric range. We regularly get more than half electric miles around town on the Maverick, but almost never get more than 30% electric miles with the Powerboost.

The Maverick seating was comfortable for us on the recent trip. But you definitely feel more of the road when driving this much smaller truck.

We are happy with both of our purchases. They both have their place.

I love your comparison. The F150 powerboast is an amazing vehicle, that we simply don't hear about anymore.

 

[MJ Heat]

Great post; so you have a town truck and town work truck. Nice. LOL.

Well………….I am really lucky. I also have a vintage low mileage SuperDuty 7.3 Powerstroke, & my normal go to when I actually have work to do is my 2019 RCLB F150. The rest of them are mostly pleasure-mobiles.

 

[Maverstang]

Ford originally optimized and promoted the hybrid F150 for power and towing, not fuel economy, whereas the hybrid Maverick was optimized for fuel economy first. The hybrid F150 fuel economy is good, but could have been better had the priority been fuel economy. But it sure tows well.

 

[dalola]

I wanted a PB really bad back when I was truck shopping, but the minimum entry point was mid 50's. Being freshly retired, had to really separate want & need. Really enjoying my Mav, and it does everything I *need* very well. But if I were still working, I'd prolly be driving that PB now....

 

[MJ Heat]

I wanted a PB really bad back when I was truck shopping, but the minimum entry point was mid 50's. Being freshly retired, had to really separate want & need. Really enjoying my Mav, and it does everything I *need* very well. But if I were still working, I'd prolly be driving that PB now....

CONGRATULATIONS on your retirement! If getting rid of my Powerboost was the only thing standing between me & retirement, it would be gone. I do love it, but I would happily drive my Maverick everyday.

 

[OneAlienBoi]

Nice comparison, I don't think Ford really advertises the Power boost as a hybrid, or am I wrong?

 

[dalola]

CONGRATULATIONS on your retirement! If getting rid of my Powerboost was the only thing standing between me & retirement, it would be gone. I do love it, but I would happily drive my Maverick everyday.

Thank you! Early retirement (I was 55) is always a give/take game unless you have Bill Gates money. In the end, it was an easy decision to drive a cheaper truck, and do what I want every day.

Enjoy your trucks!

 

[JBryant]

We are lucky enough to own a 22 Powerboost & a 23 Maverick. They are both Ford Hybrid Trucks, but there are big differences between them. Each has advantages & disadvantages over the other.

Let me talk about the Powerboost 1st, since I have had it the longest, now for 6 months & 12k miles. The truck is a 157” 4x4 & has been great so far. It has averaged about 27mpg over the 6 months, which is 5.5mpg better than the virtually same truck that I had with the 3.5 Ecoboost. Six months in, I am still learning how to drive this truck for best mileage. With that said, I regularly see 750-800 miles to empty on this 30.6 gallon tank at fill ups.

Pro Power is for real. My truck has the 7.2kw output & did great after a hurricane last year, powering my house for a few hours using about a quart of gas.

My Powerboost rides like the best Cadillac you ever had. It is shockingly comfortable.

Getting the best mileage out of the Powerboost has its challenges. It requires lots of tapping the brakes to get the truck to shift over to electric at optimal times. The battery, at 1.5kw, is larger than the 1.1kw Maverick battery, but doesn’t give nearly the range on this much heavier truck, that the Maverick battery gets you with the lighter vehicle.

We have only had our Maverick for a little more than 2 weeks. It has averaged 47.2mpg so far, at now about 880 miles. We just did a 300 mile round trip turn on the expressway, with me & my wife each driving 1 leg. She got 37mpg & I got 42mpg. Both of us are getting 50+ around town.

The Maverick seems to go electric on its own much easier than the Powerboost & have significantly more electric range. We regularly get more than half electric miles around town on the Maverick, but almost never get more than 30% electric miles with the Powerboost.

The Maverick seating was comfortable for us on the recent trip. But you definitely feel more of the road when driving this much smaller truck.

We are happy with both of our purchases. They both have their place.

One of the best reviews I have seen on the forum - direct, simple, to the point and understandable, not filled with a bunch of stuff not helpful. I honestly did not know people were getting that kind of mileage from the 150 Hybrid.

Sounds like you are in the same boat I am in. My wife always gets 6-8 mpg less than I do, no matter what she drives. I have had her to several doctors, but no one seems to have a cure for her LFS - Lead Foot Syndrome. The only good thing is that it is just affects her right foot LOL.

 

[TheGriffin1313]

We are lucky enough to own a 22 Powerboost & a 23 Maverick. They are both Ford Hybrid Trucks, but there are big differences between them. Each has advantages & disadvantages over the other.

Let me talk about the Powerboost 1st, since I have had it the longest, now for 6 months & 12k miles. The truck is a 157” 4x4 & has been great so far. It has averaged about 27mpg over the 6 months, which is 5.5mpg better than the virtually same truck that I had with the 3.5 Ecoboost. Six months in, I am still learning how to drive this truck for best mileage. With that said, I regularly see 750-800 miles to empty on this 30.6 gallon tank at fill ups.

Pro Power is for real. My truck has the 7.2kw output & did great after a hurricane last year, powering my house for a few hours using about a quart of gas.

My Powerboost rides like the best Cadillac you ever had. It is shockingly comfortable.

Getting the best mileage out of the Powerboost has its challenges. It requires lots of tapping the brakes to get the truck to shift over to electric at optimal times. The battery, at 1.5kw, is larger than the 1.1kw Maverick battery, but doesn’t give nearly the range on this much heavier truck, that the Maverick battery gets you with the lighter vehicle.

We have only had our Maverick for a little more than 2 weeks. It has averaged 47.2mpg so far, at now about 880 miles. We just did a 300 mile round trip turn on the expressway, with me & my wife each driving 1 leg. She got 37mpg & I got 42mpg. Both of us are getting 50+ around town.

The Maverick seems to go electric on its own much easier than the Powerboost & have significantly more electric range. We regularly get more than half electric miles around town on the Maverick, but almost never get more than 30% electric miles with the Powerboost.

The Maverick seating was comfortable for us on the recent trip. But you definitely feel more of the road when driving this much smaller truck.

We are happy with both of our purchases. They both have their place.

47 mpg in the winter is very impressive for the Mav. Unless the 23's have more efficient circuitry or programing or?

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