Id rather have a PHEV Maverick

[MarcoG]

No one is unplugging it in my garage. And my truck is on Camera at work. Monitor is right above my desk. That is the least of my concerns. PHEV can use a standard 120V outlet too.

120 is drudgery for any charging. Takes forever.

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[LSchicago]

120 is drudgery for any charging. Takes forever.

My truck is parked at work every day for 9-11 hours, so no big deal.

 

[Jeff D.]

My employer has outlets at the base of the parking lot lights for vehicles that use block heaters. Not many employees use them anymore, though. A few older diesel powered trucks, but not much else. New cars start so darn good even at 0F.

I could use that and as long as employees with PHEV were the exception, I believe no concerns on the cost would ever be brought up. Might not give it a full charge, but would help top it off for free.

If >1/4 of the employess had PHEV that could change.

I wonder how many watts they use when charging on 110volts? Block heaters can be ~1500 watts.

I also wonder what the cold would do to the batteries capacity?

 

[surfstar]

My employer has outlets at the base of the parking lot lights for vehicles that use block heaters. Not many employees use them anymore, though. A few older diesel powered trucks, but not much else. New cars start so darn good even at 0F.

I could use that and as long as employees with PHEV were the exception, I believe no concerns on the cost would ever be brought up. Might not give it a full charge, but would help top it off for free.

If >1/4 of the employess had PHEV that could change.

I wonder how many watts they use when charging on 110volts? Block heaters can be ~1500 watts.

I also wonder what the cold would do to the batteries capacity?

Most charge 12A at 120V so the same as that block heater basically (most household outlets are 15A circuits, so that's the main reason).
Battery range goes down quite a bit in very cold and more so if you use the heat (heat pump) for cabin heating. People that care about range can just use the heated seats and steering wheel with some warm clothes.

 

[Double Dip]

Considering that America is still in a transitional phase to electric cars/charging, I would much rather see a Maverick PHEV.

Zero stress range, all electric for errands, and generator mode like the F150 has.

PHEV is the near future change my mind.

 

[Double Dip]

I wonder if a solar panel could be attached to the cab of an existing Maverick Hybrid that would trickle charge the battery when it gets low? This would probably cause better gas mileage by keeping the ICE from coming on as often?

 

[Waterick]

I wonder if a solar panel could be attached to the cab of an existing Maverick Hybrid that would trickle charge the battery when it gets low? This would probably cause better gas mileage by keeping the ICE from coming on as often?

I believe the current Prius Prime (PHEV) offers such an option in a solar roof panel. It would seem that if the 12V battery charging has such an influence on MPG, that it would become common on all cars and trucks.

 

[Samus]

I wonder if a solar panel could be attached to the cab of an existing Maverick Hybrid that would trickle charge the battery when it gets low? This would probably cause better gas mileage by keeping the ICE from coming on as often?

Not enough surface area to be worth the added cost.

 

[Eagle11]

I believe the current Prius Prime (PHEV) offers such an option in a solar roof panel. It would seem that if the 12V battery charging has such an influence on MPG, that it would become common on all cars and trucks.

IT's to power the interior fan to keep the interior from getting too hot

 

[Eagle11]

Not enough surface area to be worth the added cost.

AH, come one, the DYI'er will make it work

 

[Waterick]

IT's to power the interior fan to keep the interior from getting too hot

We have a generation 3? (2014) with that option. I believe the current Prime does use it for battery charging.

 

[Mav_RICK]

I’ll keep my hybrid Mav thank you. I see no reason to spend 3k more for the same vehicle just to get PHEV Mav. It will take at least 40,000 miles of driving at current gas prices to break even and that’s if I use the PHEV mostly in city driving.

With two cars I could be in the market for a EV as a second car one day. Best combo for two vehicles is EV and HEV or two HEV. If I only have the need for one vehicle I stay HEV unless EV range gets 50% better. Less dependence on China for the batteries would sway me more toward EV as well.

 

[Eagle11]

We have a generation 3? (2014) with that option. I believe the current Prime does use it for battery charging.

I searched and found that, a nice option.

 

[Eagle11]

I’ll keep my hybrid Mav thank you. I see no reason to spend 3k more for the same vehicle just to get PHEV Mav. It will take at least 40,000 miles of driving at current gas prices to break even and that’s if I use the PHEV mostly in city driving.

With two cars I could be in the market for a EV as a second car one day. Best combo for two vehicles is EV and HEV or two HEV. If I only have the need for one vehicle I stay HEV unless EV range gets 50% better. Less dependence on China for the batteries would sway me more toward EV as well.

This is why there are EV, PHEV, HEV, and ICE cars, we all have different needs. I would love a PHEV maverick, with a 40-mile elec range. Work has chargers, so I could get to work on pure EV mode, charge it work, and pure EV mode home.

 

[wax87]

Considering that America is still in a transitional phase to electric cars/charging, I would much rather see a Maverick PHEV.

Zero stress range, all electric for errands, and generator mode like the F150 has.

PHEV is the near future change my mind.

At what price point? $2,000 option; $3,000 option?

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