The Barnstormer Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Hi everyone, recently (December) bought a 2015 C-Max energi, 120k miles, replacing a 2010 Prius. Nice car so far! Love going on short rides to Walmart or the post office and not using any gas! I live in Bountiful, UT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestead Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Welcome! How many miles can you go on battery only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbeyondmeasure Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I have a 2017 C-Max Energi with almost 20,000 miles on it. (I am retired and don't drive much these days.) About 85% of my driving is on the battery so I buy the equivalent of about one tank of gasoline per year. The car claims to have a 24-mile range on electricity only but I think 18 to 20 miles is more realistic; most of my trips are within that range. Using heater/defroster or air conditioning reduces the range pretty substantially. On cold days or hot days (I live in Southern California and it can get very hot here), I will sometimes force the internal combustion engine to turn on so that it takes the HVAC load. Similarly, when I go on the freeway I turn the ICE on because the range is less at freeway speeds. The electric-only range will decrease over time: I have a neighbor with an early C-Max Energi (maybe 2014) with about 110,000 miles on it and I think his electric-only range is down to about 12 miles or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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