ptjones Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 And it is still going up with 188 fillups. :yahoo: Life Time Average 47.9 MPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Well it is still going up. and it is still winter time! :yahoo: 48 MPG's Paul Edited February 29, 2016 by ptjones C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Smith Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) well just rolled over 36K miles. so I'm out of the bumper to bumper warranty... my current life time 11652 ev1534 regen44.8 mpg95% brake score 24,000 total miles driven... surprised how close the fuelly mpg is to the cars mpg Edited March 1, 2016 by Marc Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted March 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Mark I'm confused, do you have 24K mi. or 36K mi.? :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Smith Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 the car has 36K I've put 24k on it. it had a tick over 11K when I bought it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted March 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Marc is updated. Good Job! you are improving. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MaxSea Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Well it is still going up. and it is still winter time! :yahoo: 48 MPG's Paul Congrats :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:, and :hat_tip: :hat_tip: :hat_tip: :hat_tip: :hat_tip: to you Paul, Nick Edited March 7, 2016 by C-MaxSea ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGreen29 Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Well I've only had mine for almost a month. 3 fill ups and so far fuelly shows 41.5 average. Filled up today and I got 44.5 calculated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Well I've only had mine for almost a month. 3 fill ups and so far fuelly shows 41.5 average. Filled up today and I got 44.5 calculated!Post the rest of your info that is included at the beginning of this thread and I will ad to list Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) Finally getting around Posting my new Life Time 48.1mpg. Still going up. :yahoo: Paul Edited June 11, 2016 by ptjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted July 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) 225 fillups and my Life Time is still going up. :yahoo: I need to add more members to the Life Time List. :) I see three of us are tied for 48.2 mpg, C-MaxSea and SnowStrom. Great Job everyone! :yahoo: Paul Edited July 14, 2016 by ptjones markd and obob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwood2 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Here is my lifetime MPG but I don't think I have a summary screen on my 2014. I could not find that. 48.3 MPG in about 30K miles. Michigan winters too. obob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Here is my lifetime MPG but I don't think I have a summary screen on my 2014. I could not find that. 48.3 MPG in about 30K miles. Michigan winters too. What about Trip 2, do you clear it when you fillup? Members that have 2014 and newer CMAX's shouldn't clear Trip 2 until you get 10k mi., except I think EV only gets to 999mi. So in the final analysis the best way is to take a pic of trip gauge at every fillup with cell phone so you have permanent record. I do this for Fuelly so I have 226 pics on my iPhone. :) It is a shame FORD did away with the Life Time Display. :sad: Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 What about Trip 2, do you clear it when you fillup? Members that have 2014 and newer CMAX's shouldn't clear Trip 2 until you get 10k mi., except I think EV only gets to 999mi. So in the final analysis the best way is to take a pic of trip gauge at every fillup with cell phone so you have permanent record. I do this for Fuelly so I have 226 pics on my iPhone. :) It is a shame FORD did away with the Life Time Display. :sad: Paul I actually record my information in a spreadsheet, every time I fill up. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raadsel Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 I actually record my information in a spreadsheet, every time I fill up. Personally, I just use Fuelly, I am really happy with the various options and often I update it right at the station. I keep wondering if I should post about this but I'm curious if there is anything I should check. My fuel economy is killing me this summer. Granted, many of my trips are short (under 10 miles) in the afternoon, but in July I had a couple of fill ups where I averaged 35 mpg. On these daytime trips, I often get 30 mpg or less; a trip yesterday of about 8 miles and I got under 35 mpg -- this is a trip I can typically get 45-50 mpg. I'll admit this has been a hot summer -- feel like temperatures have been in the 105 to 110 range most of the time, so I do suspect most of the issue is how hard the A/C is working, particularly when the car has been in the sun. To give you an idea, as I type this at 7:30 pm, the outdoor temp is still 95 and the feel like temp is 109. After dark, even with the A/C still running (actual temps still over 80 degrees), I am back at my usual 40-50 mpg (depending on the trips). I've had the A/C checked and was told it is working fine. Any thoughts -- or is this just how hot is has been? One other note, I recently returned from a long trip with my C-Max. I drove the speed limit -- which for at least half the trip was 75. On the way there, roughly 1500 miles traveled and was 5,000 feet higher at my destination than at the start, and the car claimed 39.9 mpg (per the Trip Odometer). On the return trip, based on numbers I have in Fuelly, I got 39.3 mpg. I'm pretty happy with those numbers considering the speeds I drove, I largely just set the cruise control (Eco Cruise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obob Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Personally, I just use Fuelly, I am really happy with the various options and often I update it right at the station. I keep wondering if I should post about this but I'm curious if there is anything I should check. My fuel economy is killing me this summer. Granted, many of my trips are short (under 10 miles) in the afternoon, but in July I had a couple of fill ups where I averaged 35 mpg. On these daytime trips, I often get 30 mpg or less; a trip yesterday of about 8 miles and I got under 35 mpg -- this is a trip I can typically get 45-50 mpg. I'll admit this has been a hot summer -- feel like temperatures have been in the 105 to 110 range most of the time, so I do suspect most of the issue is how hard the A/C is working, particularly when the car has been in the sun. To give you an idea, as I type this at 7:30 pm, the outdoor temp is still 95 and the feel like temp is 109. After dark, even with the A/C still running (actual temps still over 80 degrees), I am back at my usual 40-50 mpg (depending on the trips). I've had the A/C checked and was told it is working fine. Any thoughts -- or is this just how hot is has been? One other note, I recently returned from a long trip with my C-Max. I drove the speed limit -- which for at least half the trip was 75. On the way there, roughly 1500 miles traveled and was 5,000 feet higher at my destination than at the start, and the car claimed 39.9 mpg (per the Trip Odometer). On the return trip, based on numbers I have in Fuelly, I got 39.3 mpg. I'm pretty happy with those numbers considering the speeds I drove, I largely just set the cruise control (Eco Cruise). The air condition is on recirculate ? ( I was in Houston in August when I was in my 20s. Sat out and ate lunch at the University of Houston - about 40 minutes. Got super ill really quick. It gets really hot out there. ) ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raadsel Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 The air condition is on recirculate ? ( I was in Houston in August when I was in my 20s. Sat out and ate lunch at the University of Houston - about 40 minutes. Got super ill really quick. It gets really hot out there. ) Yes, as a general rule I always keep recirculate on when the A/C is running (the exception was the long trip I took). Houston's heat is often deceptive, since most summers there aren't many days over 100, just that you have very high humidity (often between 90 and 100% in the morning hours). I've been keeping late hours this week, so at 2 am it is still 82 degrees and "only" 82% humidity, which gives a feels like temperature of 90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 ...My fuel economy is killing me this summer. ...I often get 30 mpg or less... I'll admit this has been a hot summer You could move North... It's hard to beat 30 MPG when it's below zero, too. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus 3 golfer Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 ...My fuel economy is killing me this summer. Granted, many of my trips are short (under 10 miles) in the afternoon, but in July I had a couple of fill ups where I averaged 35 mpg. On these daytime trips, I often get 30 mpg or less; a trip yesterday of about 8 miles and I got under 35 mpg -- this is a trip I can typically get 45-50 mpg. ....One other note, I recently returned from a long trip with my C-Max. I drove the speed limit -- which for at least half the trip was 75. On the way there, roughly 1500 miles traveled and was 5,000 feet higher at my destination than at the start, and the car claimed 39.9 mpg (per the Trip Odometer). On the return trip, based on numbers I have in Fuelly, I got 39.3 mpg. I'm pretty happy with those numbers considering the speeds I drove, I largely just set the cruise control (Eco Cruise).If you look at your Climate Control screen you'll see that upon startup the compressor motor will likely run between 4-5 kW when the temp is high. In Phoenix, at 105 F (but will lower humidity than Houston), I'd have to drive at least one mile before the load would drop to maybe 1.5 - 2 kW eventually settling down to around 400 Watts or so. I'm sure that removing more water from the more humid air would increase the total load and energy usage on the HVAC in Houston over Phoenix. At 4-5 kW, the compressor motor IIRC spins at about 3500 rpm. At 400 watts or so, the rpm drops to IIRC around 950 rpm. Bottom line is the HVAC load at slower speeds, shorter distances in hot / humid climates will significantly affect FE absent the HVAC load. Not much you can do but shut off the AC and roll the windows down. Also, I just completed a 3900 mile round trip from TN to Phoenix. My overall average was 38.7 mpg. My average moving time speed per Garmin was 73 mpg. From Pnoenix through Texas on I40, I ran with cruise at 78-79 mpg (75 MPH speed limit). The rest of the trip was with cruise at 73-75 mpg (70 mph speed limit). Of course there were cities like Albuquerque, Amarillo, OK City, and so forth that the speed were less. To get on topic, it's trips like this that pull my overall FE down to around 41 mpg. At least half my 74 k miles on my car are with such trips. Now if you want to increase FE on long road trips, try drafting. I did on recent trip for about 20 miles. Here's the results of drafting behind a semi vs not drafting on I40 between Memphis, TN and Jackson, Tn. The C-Max is a 47 mpg car on the highway at 72 mph. ;) Also, my results virtually mirror MythBuster results on drafting. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwood2 Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 What about Trip 2, do you clear it when you fillup? Members that have 2014 and newer CMAX's shouldn't clear Trip 2 until you get 10k mi., except I think EV only gets to 999mi. So in the final analysis the best way is to take a pic of trip gauge at every fillup with cell phone so you have permanent record. I do this for Fuelly so I have 226 pics on my iPhone. :) It is a shame FORD did away with the Life Time Display. :sad: Paul That is what I do. Trip 1 is FE and Trip 2 is oil change. Don't take pics much but I do log on Fuely. I will have to look at Trip 2 again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 The First Post has all the items I keep track of, so if you can figure out as much as you can and I will and to the list. Thanks :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Personally, I just use Fuelly, I am really happy with the various options and often I update it right at the station. ...Well, I have an Energi, so I also need to calculate MPGe, and do a comparison of costs to drive hybrid vs. using my house electricity. So far I'm saving a few bucks each tank by plugging the car in, but I'm keeping my eye on it. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 That is what I do. Trip 1 is FE and Trip 2 is oil change. Don't take pics much but I do log on Fuely. I will have to look at Trip 2 again. Trip 2 oil change is a great idea! Mine hasn't been reset since the 13B07 PCM reprogramming. It seemed like a good idea except for a lack of digits on the displays (they roll over too fast). Maybe next change...Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwood2 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 The First Post has all the items I keep track of, so if you can figure out as much as you can and I will and to the list. Thanks :) PaulHi Paul I could not find much more information. I did find some stats since last oil change. 48.3 is my lifetime avg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Hi Paul I could not find much more information. I did find some stats since last oil change. 48.3 is my lifetime avg. I Posted your info, if you come up with anything else let me know. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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