HPRifleman

Is anyone updating the first page of this thread as well as the 600+ mile club thread?

The miles to empty was already about 7 miles past zero when I filled up. I didn't want to temp fate by pushing things since I have never been that low before. Even my other 700 mile tanks still had some miles to empty on the display.

I'm already a member of the 700 mile club but I was able to raise the bar a bit. I was shooting for an 800 mile tank but some highway driving and cooler weather put a stop to that. Oh, well. This was on 87 octane fuel but I don't know what the tire pressure was at. Driving was in typical suburban and rushhour (that means stop and go) traffic with a daily one-way commute of 23 miles.

I forgot about this thread but by coincidence I passed 500 miles on my present tank today. I should have taken the picture before I left for work. It was a cool day and my mileage kept dropping during my commute.

I just took my 2013 in for an oil change and 15B04. The interesting thing is that the invoice says the battery was tested and that it failed the test and was replaced. This is on an SEL that has never had any 12v problems and I used to check battery voltage after sitting in the garage and the voltage was never low. Other actions were to reprogram PCM, DC/DC converter, IPC, GWM, FCDIM, and clear programming DTCS. The dealer also installed protective tape on front door wiring and liftgate wiring.

See my signature for the build date. There were some TSB's that had to be taken care of by the dealer early on but relatively trouble-free in two years of ownership. The car is stil smooth, comfortable, runs great, and last tank was 660 miles and 54MPG. I have not had any MFT problems in a while so I'm very happy with it.

I really liked the Ford GT from 10 years ago. Great styling and so close to the GT40. This new one is not as good looking, in my opinion.

Are there any SE Energis? I thought they were all SELs.

I find myself as a very interested bystander observing a shift in transportation preferences. For decades we have had an infrastructure model of ICE-powered vehicles and energy sources (gas stations) scattered around the country. You can travel from any point to any another point as long as you are moving from one gas station to another. Now we are seeing vehicles that don't subscribe to this model. For the most part, EV's source their energy from wherever they are based. For privately owned vehicles that means at home. The downside of this is that the vehicle can't venture out to an external energy source and must remain within range of its base. There is a lot of inertia behind our existing infrastructure model. It remains to be seen if the infrastructure will change to accomdate EV's (charging stations all over the country), if the vehicles will advance to the point that they don't need charging away from their base, or a combination of the two.

I think your dealer is giving you a lousy excuse because they don't want to pursue the matter. There may be differences between the SE and SEL but I leave my cell phone charger and iPod plugged in inside the center console cubby and this hasn't been a detriment to my 12v battery.

Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. A lot of detail behind pure electric vehicles can only come from the people that own and drive them. Knowing details like this helps to educate the rest of us.

I don't plan to sell my C-Max. Unless I change my mind, the typical price of the car has no meaning. It's value is in the utility it gives me.

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As of today: Total Miles: 18918.4 EV Miles: 7130.3 Regen Miles: 227.6 45.4 MPG Brake Score: 99%