Hybrid question - distance that can be traveled on battery alone?

[JohnnyBravo]

Does anyone know the distance that can be traveled on battery alone? Also wondering if there might be batteries that can double the capacity and still fit in the same spot?

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[ledger9427]

The maverick is not a plug-in hybrid.....

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Does anyone know the distance that can be traveled on battery alone? Also wondering if there might be batteries that can double the capacity and still fit in the same spot?

It is not designed to run on battery alone. The battery is to just temporarily hold current that is created from braking and any excess generated when ice is running at it's most efficient RPM possible depending on conditions. All electricity in battery was ultimately generated by ice. You are thinking about a plug in hybrid which are different.

 

[zeketolliver]

There isn't a specific all electric distance. At lower speeds the electric engine provides most of your power, which is why modern hybrids are so good for urban commuters.

 

[ITSATRUCK]

As mentioned works low speed only basically from start to x speed then gas takes over. There is a company that adds batteries to the standard Prius and increases low speed electric from like 30mph to 40mph. This helps but still not the best.

Maybe someone will make battery add ones for the Maverick but with how fast ev tech is being adopted I would bet next 2- 5 years you will see a plug in and ev maverick from ford.

 

[fbov]

Does anyone know the distance that can be traveled on battery alone?

Yes, all the way to the bottom of the hill. At least 5 miles, maybe 10 or more, and that starting with ~50% charge. It's really hard to crest a hill with a full HVB. You typically bleed off the HVB climbing the hill.

A hybrid's battery is an energy buffer, not a source. This question is moot.

 

[icegradner]

As mentioned works low speed only basically from start to x speed then gas takes over. There is a company that adds batteries to the standard Prius and increases low speed electric from like 30mph to 40mph. This helps but still not the best.

No modification was needed to go 40MPH. All the 2nd gen and newer Toyota Hybrids can travel on electric power up to around 40MPH (Plug-in models can go faster), I've done so many times. Best way to use the electric power in my experience has been to quickly accelerate to 40MPH and then use the hybrid system to hold on electric only power whenever possible.

 

[BILLNOROVILLE]

As mentioned works low speed only basically from start to x speed then gas takes over. There is a company that adds batteries to the standard Prius and increases low speed electric from like 30mph to 40mph. This helps but still not the best.

Maybe someone will make battery add ones for the Maverick but with how fast ev tech is being adopted I would bet next 2- 5 years you will see a plug in and ev maverick from ford.

I got my second Prius in 2016. I have had many times over 55mph where the road starts downhill thus not requiring much power to maintain speed and the EV light comes on indicating I am running only on electric power. I have only the stock battery system. At 95mph you can bet the gas engine is on.

I see lots of guesses about what Prius does or doesn't do on this forum. I really know. I also owned a 2016 gen 2 Chevy Volt. Plug in good for 60 miles, then ice runs generator driving the electric motors. Maverick is like Prius is many ways. I have already gone past 50mph on country roads in electric mode. The computer determines if it can run on both, ice, or electric. Your foot helps in the computers choices.

 

[r100gs91]

Went 1.8 mi on electric only at 68 mph on a flat surface, after coming down a slight hill where it went into electric. The hybrid battery was most likely well charged, as I had been driving on the highway for awhile Took a 27 mile drive around town the other evening at 62.8 mpg. 16.8 miles was electric only. . My ave MPG since new is 42.1 hand calculated

 

[Daverick]

Watched this a while back when I had the same question. Lots of variables to consider of course, such as if more stop and go would regen the battery resulting in more mileage, or if the extra acceleration would drain the battery faster.
Good video either way.

 

[MetalsGeek]

This depends a lot on the HV battery's state of charge at shutdown. I have found that (from a cold start in ideal weather) I can maybe go a mile before the ICE starts if I don't request more than 10% power. If I was using the battery a lot when I got home the previous day, the ICE may start before I leave my driveway. Most of the time, traffic forces me to request 20% power (to keep up with the stoplight grand prix). So... I would say "not very far". This is a "mild" hybrid, after all, and built to a price point. If they ever make a plug-in hybrid Maverick, it would need a much stronger traction motor as well as a much larger battery.

 

[GPSMan]

With aftermarket instruments I was able to measure and do this multiple times.

A "full" battery is 70% charged.
An "empty" battery is 30% charged.

From 70% to 30% I was able to drive 3.3 miles at 25 mph on flat ground. Simulating "best case scenario" how far you could limp along to a gas station.

However, your battery is rarely 70% full.
Most often it is about 40% to 60% so better not count on more than a mile and a half.

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