📡 Official Release: 42 MPG CITY for the 2022 Maverick Hybrid!

[BDennis]

Its funny that you think both are mutually exclusive, I can explain why they are not.

1) We wouldn't have all these fuel efficient vehicles because manufacturers focus on what sells and investment is thus dictated by consumer demand. Without government regulations, its likely there wouldn't be consumer demand because gasoline would be much less expensive, so fuel economy would take a back seat to other considerations. I mean, would you still pick the hybrid over the ecoboost if gasoline was $1 a gallon at the pump (which is possible, remember current prices are based on international cooperation to artificially restrict production far lower than what is possible)? I wouldn't, but that also wouldn't be a problem.

2) We would have all these fuel efficient vehicles quicker and cheaper without government interference on the condition that consumer demand existed as a strong driving force. So for example, if the public just became very eco conscious rather than self-serving on an individual basis (not likely) or fuel prices were very high not due to government interference but some other reason (say some epic war with China or something and a ban on domestic fracking for some reason).

In short, the government slows things down but is able to force manufacturers to build something even if consumers aren't even asking for it or can artificially create demand by altering normal market prices, and in that way can act as an artificial demand disrupting what would be normal in a natural laissez faire market.

tl;dr: Imagine I'm the government and, naturally, brain damaged. I see manure on the ground and throw it at you while making donkey noises, and then offer you a napkin which you can now certainly use to wipe off your face. Its true you wouldn't have the napkin if it wasn't for me, but you also wouldn't need it if it wasn't for me, and if you did need napkins for some other reason you could get them without having to go through all the bullcrap if I weren't around.

Manufacturers fought seatbelts, padded dashboards and airbags. Sometimes government interference works.

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[JASmith]

Manufacturers fought seatbelts, padded dashboards and airbags. Sometimes government interference works.

Manufacturers build what sells vehicles, and they have never fought what sells cars. The implication is that the government should act as a nanny, to force the public to buy things even if they don't want it. Its not right or wrong, just a different ideology about whether the public should have the freedom to make their own choices and risk management. After all, motorcycles are inherently unsafe compared to cars, and a loving mother might ban her children from riding them as may a nanny state government.

 

[Deleted member 5749]

Official release just posted by Ford, confirming the Hybrid window sticker posted yesterday.

Press Release: https://media.ford.com/content/ford...42-mpg-city-all-new-ford-maverick-hybrid.html

EPA-ESTIMATED 42 MPG CITY! ALL-NEW FORD MAVERICK HYBRID IS NOW AMERICA'S MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT HYBRID PICKUP

OCT 21, 2021 | DEARBORN, MICH.

• The all-new 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid – the first standard hybrid pickup in America – officially has an EPA-estimated rating of 42 miles per gallon in the city
• The first Maverick Hybrid pickups are expected to start shipping in December with customer deliveries expected to start in January, arriving with an EPA-estimated rating of 37 mpg combined and an EPA-estimated driving range of more than 500 miles.
• The Ford Maverick EcoBoost pickup is off to a fast start with the first customers taking delivery of the 2.0-liter EcoBoost version in September and more on their way to dealers and customers nationwide

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 21, 2021 – The all-new 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickup – the first standard hybrid pickup in America – is now officially America’s most fuel-efficient hybrid pickup with an EPA-estimated rating of 42 mpg city.1

The 2.5-liter hybrid has an EPA-estimated rating of 37 mpg combined, 33 mpg highway and an EPA-estimated range of more than 500 miles on a single tank of gas.2

“Our team set out to redefine what a truck could be with Maverick, and we’ve done that with an EPA-estimated 42 mpg city that beats the 2022 Honda Civic 1.5-liter 4-cylinder automatic (variable gear ratio) gasoline engine. At the same time, Maverick offers room for five and plenty of towing and hauling for weekend trips or do-it-yourself projects,” said Chris Mazur, Ford Maverick chief engineer.3

Maverick uses Ford’s innovative fourth-generation hybrid propulsion system, which includes an all-new 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle hybrid engine and electronic continuously variable transmission. Its briefcase-size, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery is packaged smartly below the second-row seats rather than occupying a significant portion of the cargo area.

Maverick Hybrid is expected to start shipping in December with the first customer deliveries expected in January 2022 so required state and federal emissions certification can be completed.

Due to high demand, all Maverick Hybrid production for the 2022 model year is expected to be fully reserved by early November. Once all 2022 Maverick Hybrids have been reserved, ordering for Maverick Hybrid will close until reopening next summer.

Customers are still able to place orders for Maverick with the 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, which is already on sale and off to a fast start with more on their way to dealers and customers nationwide.

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1Actual mileage will vary.

2Range calculation based on 13.8-gallon tank and EPA-estimated rating of 37 mpg combined. Actual mileage will vary.

3Payload, towing, and EPA-estimated Fuel Economy Ratings are independent attributes and may not be achieved simultaneously.

I have been driving a Ford C-Max hybrid for 2 1/2 years. The official numbers are 42/38. My last tankful was almost 54.5mpg and since July 1st I've averaged 50.4 mpg over 3500 miles. My driving is 65/35 city/highway. I have learned how to maximize the regen and battery use. I am not hypermiling, but I do maximize the cars capabilities, drive just a little over speed limit, start at a reasonable pace, and look ahead to slow down and use regen to brake. 100% guarantee there will be folks bitching they only get in the low 30's while others of us can make it into the 50's. Much of it has to do with driving styles.

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