Robert Burke

Well, I'm out of here...I don't like censorship for a simple word, like HELL. Other countries are trying to restrict freedom of speech rights and as a VFW member, I'm trying to keep it. BYE! ######### dr burke

What happened to my last post? Did I get censored? Democracy at work.

BOY! A lot of smoke here... So, you folks are saying miles driven on battery or EV is not MPGe? Then, what the hell is it...smoke? MPG=miles driven on GAS. EV=miles driven on BATTERY MPGe=total miles driven on gas+battery. Simplify. Now, I've got this all figured out in my head, but you guys are turning the screws. This make sense to me.

I would really like to replace the batteries, with a grapheme nano-supercapictor, last forever and almost zero charge time, plus a higher energy density. Maybe Ford is listening?

I own a C-max SEL hybrid 2013. Please tell me how you add miles on gas, with miles on battery, to get your MPGe? The reading on trip, MPG+EV should equal your total milage? If that is true, then dividing by gallons used, should = MPGe? Where is Ford going wrong? Are those figures lying? I agree, odometer should be the same!! Ok ?The 'CEE-SAW' method of driving to save on fuel and use your batteries more often... Fill up your tank, get on a level straight away, say 30+ and engage cruise control @ 55mph. When the 'etank' icon is more than half way above the center mark on your gas guage, back off on your cruise control by -2 mph. Use negative button on cruise control. This will kick in your EV driving and batteries will take over. Now, when the ( Engage) 0-60 indicator goes down to zero, indicating car is now using gas, INCREASE cruise by +2 mph, back up to 55mph. Then repeat procedure... Sure, you have to keep an eye on your 'etank' but it becomes easy after a while.

I own a C-max SEL hybrid 2013. Please tell me how you add mile on gas, with miles battery, to get your MPGe? The reading on trip, MPG+EV should equal your total milage? If that is true, then dividing by gallons used, should = MPGe? Where is Ford going wrong? Ok ?The see-saw method of driving to save on fuel and use your batteries more often... Fill up your tank, get on a level straight away, say 30+ and engage cruise control @ 55mph. When the 'stank' icon is more than half way about the center mark on your gas guage, back off on your cruise control by 2 mph. Use negative button on cruise control. This will kick in your EV driving and batteries will take over. Now, when the 0-60 indicator goes down to zero, indicating car is now using gas, INCREASE cruise by 2 mph, back up to 55mph. Then repeat procedure... Sure, you have to keep an eye on your 'stank' but it becomes easy after a while. See-saw,,,,down to 53mph to go on battery, back up to 55mph to go back to gas and recharge batteries. Simple.

Remember, the only difference between Energi and other C-max's, the number of batteries and a plug in port to charge them with That's all. If you want an extra 400 pounds of batteries to carry around, sucking down your gas to keep them charged, to get greater EV miles, then go for it. Don't forget to use the see-saw method for better gas milage.

ALL of C-max's are hybrids, yet Ford only assigns MPGe to their energi model. ?? Not even Ford, who make the hybrids, use MPGe for the other models. There is no difference between them, they all have engines and batteries. This is how screwed up they are. They should really be advertising C-max's hybrid MPGe milage and stop treating it like a gas engine only car. It would get 60-70+ MPGe for fuel economy....Not even Toyota Prius does this. People buy a hybrid and they treat it like a gas engine car. ??? Just how stupid is that?

Please get your head out of the 'gas world' and into the 'EV world'. You will see better milage or should I say, better MPGe hybrid economy.....remember, it's a HYBRID with a gas engine backup.

The fact of the matter is, high road speeds is a killer for hybrids, any hybrid...and the C-max is no exception. It's simple. The higher your speed, the less time on batteries, the poorer your fuel/EV economy. If you want better MPGe, drive in the sweet spot, between 50-55mph. The whole idea behind a hybrid, is to save on gas and this means more milage on battery. So, the slower you go, the more time you spend on battery. And use the 'see-saw' method for better MPGe....

I hear all the chatter about C-max poor gas milage and how people are disappointed! But, they never stop to consider, that it's both a gas/EV car. You could care less what kind of MPG you are getting, you should care more about what kind of EV you are getting, cause that is the only thing that matters! You go to trip and look at your gas milage, then add your EV milage, then divide by fuel used to get your MPGe, which is your true fuel/EV economy. Get it? MPG+EV/gallons used=MPGe I think you will be surprised. You have to add on the milage the car was driven on BATTERY or EV, to MPG, to get your true MPGe. Stop thinking the C-max is a gas car, it's battery car with an engine backup. And use the see-saw method for better fuel economy. I'm getting 60-70 MPGe! Happy, happy.