ptjones

Probably the only way they can sell cars in Calif. :drop: Paul

I would thought they would have gotten better, running max sidewall psi? I had P6 or P7 on my 2007 Focus and going to GoodYear Fuel Max raised my mpg's 5 mpg. :) Paul

This is from TireRack: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Energy+Saver+A%2FS They don't have Continentals listed in the test. They do in another Test. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=171 Don't know if this is useful or not. :headscratch: Paul

Michelin's aren't that expensive if you look at the Miles you get, tire pressure at 50 psi? I got 64k on my first two sets and they weren't down to 2/32nd yet, but Winter was. :) Paul

Welcome, from AZ and still have family there. :) Paul

Two of my encounters were at night, but one was at noon on I-75 north Atlanta traffic fairly heavy but well spaced going 70mph 6 lanes north bound my side. I'm in lane 2, deer comes running at high rate speed onto the FWY and realizes traffic is coming at him(OMG) everyone slams on their brakes without hitting anyone or Deer(I was the closest about 10ft) and to my amazement the Deer slid, stopped and turn 180* in one motion and ran back. I didn't think he could get enough traction on concrete FWY in about a sec. or two. Like I said, CMAX has Great Brakes if you can use them. :) Paul

Ouch! :drop: Been there and done that. It's been about 100k mi. since, although I have had two real close encounters, Brakes Work Great! :yahoo: Welcome to the Forum. :) Paul

Force yourself for once if you have a good SOC to stay in EV until you get to 35mph and watch the ICE turn on. :) Paul

I just use Garim to compare Odometer mileage to compute my actual. Your mileage will very with tread ware. :) Paul

I agree with Kellytoons , EV's just aren't practical for most people. With a barely two car garage(F150 won't fit in it) so it's been CMAX and Explorer(snug fit) for the last 4 years, we just got the the F150 a few months ago after not having a truck for 3 years. I have to store the truck at my shop which is also a snug fit, I pull it out during the day if I need extra room. We don't like leaving our vehicles outside, which limits us to three vehicles. We travel about 50k miles a year with about 3-4 trips to AZ, one to SF, couple to Rochester and all our looking for Lighthouses trips. Bottom line is the CMAX is our main vehicle unless we need to carry more people or haul more heavy stuff. I do 90% of the driving so she drives the Explorer 10% of the miles and she not going to give it up. CMAX Energi might work, but I hate to give up the extras space, and the extra weight which hurts FE And handling. So it looks like I'm doing about the best that I can for the time being. Paul

I think you are referring to Center Grill cover and you should really have the lower one on all the time to get the best MPG's. Now that it's cold you should cover/tape up top grill too. Was the loss in mpg's from tires or drop in temps? If you can use oil pan heater it also helps MPG's. :) Paul

Do you know what effect it had on MPG's? Paul

I looked up the GM Spark, http://www.chevrolet.com/spark-ev-electric-vehicle.html and boy is it small. GM claims torque at 327 ft/lb and 0-60 time of 7.2 sec. vs CMAX Hybrid at around 8 sec., It seems faster to me IMO :) Paul

Yes, when I stop I check to see what MPG's I got on my trip, don't see it if the car is on. Also when I start up it takes a few seconds for the ScangaugeII to start up, It first shows values when it was shut off and then new values. In this case the SOC was 67% and then the new value was 76%, HVB SOC increases as the HVB cools off. For those Members that haven't done this before you can find out how powerful the electric motors are by charging up the HVB on the way home instead of EVing it using ICE and Regen Braking. In the morning when you start up the HVB Charge indicator should be close to the top in Empower Display. The available power blue bar should be around two bars so when you start out don't go above it with the demand bar. You should have pretty brisk acceleration to 35mph at which point the ICE will start. If you keep it below 35mph you should be able to go two miles before ICE will start. :) Paul

I think Manufactures Plate. :) All Electric doesn't work for me either. Paul

Just sent off my third oil change sample with 14K ICE miles on it to Blackstone Labs to be evaluated. 141k miles total, oil level still above low level mark. :) Paul

Paul

I would think you could run the heater cord around the door and just have the plug sticking out. Then you could have long extension cord to the house and plug it in when you wanted to heat up the car. :) Paul

It is amazing what you can do if everything works in your favor. :) The puzzling event with my original Post was the ICE didn't start when getting to 35mph on first start up, it is suppose to. :headscratch: The MADMAX was acting like an Energi which has electric trans fluid pump. :shrug: Hybrid's Trans pump only works when the ICE is running, that is why the ICE runs on initial start up at 35 mph to lube trans. :) Paul

My Hybrid turned into an Energi for a mile and a half, I haven't noticed this before in 140k miles. On Lighthouse quest last weekend stopping in Pompano Beach, FL, my HVB SOC was 67%, surprisingly high and when I got back to MADMAX the HVB SOC had gone up to 76% from cooling down for an hour. When I started out (WT was above 128*F) for our next Lighthouse in Jupiter the speed limit was 35 mph, then 45 mph, always the ICE starts at 35MPH for the initial start up to lubricate the trans. SOC was 62% at 35mph, I had 2.3 Bars and no ICE, accelerated to 45mph still no ICE after about 1.5 miles (about 50% SOC) I had to accelerate onto the HWY and the ICE finally started. I believe I could have gone 2.5 miles on EV if I stayed on 45 mph city roads. :) Still learning new things. :shift: Paul

raadsel "To be fair, on the "hill descent mode," it isn't needed on the Sonata. The "hill descent mode" is essentially a low gear; since the Sonata has a traditional automatic transmission, you select manual shift mode and downshift. There are advantages and disadvantages to having the automatic transmission vs. the eCVT of the C-Max. This and the better highway fuel economy are the advantages, but a disadvantage is that it is less efficient in city driving." _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Grade assist isn't using "Low Gear" to be clear. From OM "Grade assist provides additional grade braking with a combination of engine motoring and high-voltage battery charging to help maintain vehicle speed when descending a grade. As the vehicle determines the amount of engine motoring and increasing and decreasing to help maintain your vehicle speed when descending a grade." _____________________________________ Grade assist does nothing on level surfaces. :) _____________________________________ Paul

Thanks for sharing your comments. It is interesting to hear others view points on our CMAX's and others EV. :) Why didn't you go with the New FFEnergi ? It seems to have all the extras you were looking for. For me I want a wagon/van hatchback with flat floor to carry big boxes. :) Paul

What did you end up getting? :) Paul