Who needs a hybrid anyways?!

[mamboman777]

Hot summer trip from Chicago to Wisconsin with about 300 pounds of tools. ‘22 XL Ecoboost FWD

I get that without trying...on a 107° day....while driving like a bat outta hell...in city traffic.

I love my hybrid, thank you.

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[mhigham2022]

It was more of a fun post but your idea of driving like a bat outta hell must be different than mine.

I get that without trying...on a 107° day....while driving like a bat outta hell...in city traffic.

I love my hybrid, thank you.

 

[stoptothink]

That's fantastic. We (family of 4) drove to St. George last weekend, ~270 miles each way. No pics and don't remember what we got going down, but trip meter read 58.XXmpg on the way back Sunday in >100 degrees. Consistently shocked how easy it is to average >50mpg in the hybrid, even on the highway.

 

[RatherBeDrivingaManual]

Wow, that's a lot of miles in one year????

Yes. I just put 200,000 into the calculator to get an estimate of the difference over the life time of the vehicle.

 

[RatherBeDrivingaManual]

Exactly ^

 

[Montana]

The way I look at it is if I wanted a Hybrid, I would have got one. I got the AWD 4k EB because it's what I wanted and needed. I don't care about MPG's, but the EB still does better than any other truck currently on the market. Mavericks are great at the pump all around. I enjoyed the Escape Hybrid I had before it at the pump and the lifted Tacoma that got 15MPG at best on the trails. This is me bridging the gap.

But it's funny how personal the Hybrid owners take it. You don't insult their MPG's.... it's all they got
Majority can't handle sarcasm from threads like these. They'll challenge you to a duel.

I accept.

*Edit, case and point 2 posts below
Literal founding father of the hurt feeling report and by page 6 the Hybrid owners have taken over sharing pics of their "real world MPG's".

 

[Bushpilot]

The hybrid is the only way I would buy a Maverick. But I am happy the Ecoboost is giving you good mpg, and works for you!

 

[K5Blazer]

NOBODY needs a hybrid!
Those EB numbers are so good why anyone in their right mind would buy a hybrid is beyond me.

Do not buy a hybrid, I beg you.
BUY AN ECOBOOST!

I repeat, BUY AN ECOBOOST!

Just change your build sheets to an EB. Change now, while there‘s still time. Call your dealer and ask to change your hybrid order to an EB, don’t delay!

Why wait for a hybrid? Avoid the long lines and change over to an EB!

If you are on the fence about which one to buy, don’t be. Just get the EB. You’ll be glad you did!

Be sure to buy an EcoBoost.

You’d be stupid not to buy an EB instead of a hybrid.

Please! Don’t buy, or place an order for a hybrid!

Ecoboost owners rule!

Nobody likes their hybrids anyway!

Just buy an EB and leave those ridiculous hybrids to the losers.

(Heh, heh)

 

[mhigham2022]

For sure, they all have their place. It’s a work truck so it’s always loaded and on the highway. They are both great for their intended uses.

 

[mhigham2022]

Work truck that sees about 100 miles a day. It was a year old yesterday.

Wow, that's a lot of miles in one year????

 

[MinntoMich]

Hot summer trip from Chicago to Wisconsin with about 300 pounds of tools. ‘22 XL Ecoboost FWD

Yes and no but its always good when you exceed the EPA rating. How much better do you think you would've done in a hybrid? 45? 50?

 

[mhigham2022]

Yea, it’s been great. Hauls a lot of tools and equipment and lives on the highway. Just ordered a 24 AWD one.

The hybrid is the only way I would buy a Maverick. But I am happy the Ecoboost is giving you good mpg, and works for you!

 

[mhigham2022]

It’s loaded with 500-1000 pounds of tools and equipment daily and lives on the highway including Chicago winters. A hybrid I don’t think would return super high numbers in my case.

Yes and no but its always good when you exceed the EPA rating. How much better do you think you would've done in a hybrid? 45? 50?

 

[MakinDoForNow]

There was one time I was driving on the state highway and drove over an hour out of town. By the time I arrived, I averaged 38 mpg, and that's with AWD! I was so impressed! My most fuel efficient vehicle ever. However, it's a totally different story in the city which is where most of my driving takes place. I typically average 23-24 mpg which is nowhere near as good as what it can do on the highway. That's where the hybrid makes sense. However, I didn't want it since the truck will eventually move to a cold, northern climate so I had to get AWD. Also, the horror stories when the first hybrids were released scared me away from them. As nice as it would be to average 35-40 mpg at all times, I'm willing to sacrifice for better reliability and capability.

In 1991 I purchased a chev Caprice (aka taxi, police car, v8 dressed out for retail. But when I bought brake shoes and pads had to order ones for Cadillac to get right size. Dang thing got 12-13 mpg in town and on highway 26-39 mpg. In cruise trans would disengage and ice would drop to slow or fast idle depending on what was needed. If going downhill on a long slope it was necessary to shift out of overdrive into drive so Ice could help keep cruise speed. It took a little getting used to as there could be a couple seconds for ice to rev up before engaging. I was told they only made that setup for a year or two because of people complaining that there trans was slipping. There's no telling what mpg it would have done with Regen braking or even with a two speed axle. Or 8 speed trans.

 

[mhigham2022]

It would never see 42 with my usage. It’s always loaded with tools and equipment and all highway miles at 70+ mph. This was one of the lighter loads and admittedly slower speeds. Just ordered a 24 AWD to make winter driving a little better. The FWD has a bit of time laying down the power especially if the pavement isn’t dry. For my personal use, I might get a hybrid if they ever decide to build more than 9 of them.

Fuelly or 36.9 didn't happen

If I drive totally normal I get 42 mpg in the hybrid. Where I live I never drive on the highway. 55 is pretty much the max I do on my country roads. My biggest hit to mpg is my 3 mile drive up hill to work; going back home it's 3 miles down hill.

I tried to hyper mile it in slippery mode, Fuelly says I only got 45mpg doing that. I did have to drive normal a few times and haul a few heavy loads on that tank. I don't get how people can get 50+ out of the hybrid unless it's rolling down every hill or pulsing to 50, gliding to 0, pulsing to 50, gliding to 0, pulsing to 50, gliding to 0, loose your mind, it's maddening enough trying to watch the hybrid meter to glide in slippery mode. There should just be a 'Hyper' mode for hyper hypermiling so you don't go crazy staring at the gauge cluster's hybrid power meter.

I'll still take 42 over that lying 36.9 (it's actually probably 34 if you did the math on paper or Fuelly, truck's computer lies). 8 mpg difference is big over the life of the vehicle.

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