Wnuk Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 It's about time that my fuel mileage came back from the long cold winter :love_shower: This was the first winter with my 2013 SE and I basically lost 8-10 mpg with the temps ranging anywhere from -5F to 20F. We had a stretch earlier this week in the upper 40's and it was SOOOO nice to see those 50+mpg tanks again! Is the fuel loss I experienced on par with what others have seen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_L Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 My MPGs this winter were brutal! And it wasn't even that cold. Will be trying Paul's grill covers next year for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wnuk Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I plan to do the same, will get them made this summer and be ready when the cold comes next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitinuri Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 70 degress F today. Columbia, MO to Kansas City and back (airport) Going to KC 33.5mpg 74 mphComing back 37.9mpg 68 mph I am hopeful the emissions and fuel mileage updates are helpful. When I first got this car it was easy to get 44-47mpg. Every single update seems to be taking a hit. Quite honestly I don't even know how many times it has been in the shop for recall work. I have four more TSB updates to do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelleytoons Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Just the opposite here -- during the winter our mpgs were easily in the 50's, but now that summer is here (90 degrees today) and A/C has to be used I'm lucky to get in the 40's. Oh well, at least I can swim in our pool now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwood2 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 It's about time that my fuel mileage came back from the long cold winter :love_shower: This was the first winter with my 2013 SE and I basically lost 8-10 mpg with the temps ranging anywhere from -5F to 20F. We had a stretch earlier this week in the upper 40's and it was SOOOO nice to see those 50+mpg tanks again! Is the fuel loss I experienced on par with what others have seen?Exactly the same for me. I was seeing low 30's even on the coldest days. Now in the 40's 50's and 60's (MPG) 62 MPG coming home from Costco. 65 mile highway trip yesterday was about 47 MPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugblndr Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Exactly the same for me. I was seeing low 30's even on the coldest days. Now in the 40's 50's and 60's (MPG) 62 MPG coming home from Costco. 65 mile highway trip yesterday was about 47 MPG. At 62 MPG I'm guessing Costco is pretty close to your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockwallRick Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Just the opposite here -- during the winter our mpgs were easily in the 50's, but now that summer is here (90 degrees today) and A/C has to be used I'm lucky to get in the 40's. Oh well, at least I can swim in our pool now.I don't think my wife turned the AC off all winter long!!! She is still holding on to her 44 mpg's! :rockon: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) I don't think my wife turned the AC off all winter long!!! She is still holding on to her 44 mpg's! :rockon:If she used the defrost at all, the AC was running. It runs on either the max defrost or the regular defrost setting. EDIT: Oops, misread the post! But she would be using all the time then! Edited March 17, 2015 by stevedebi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinytop Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 There may be something to the car breaking in and getting better mileage. Now that the temps have risen I am getting just over 60 on my drive to work. Last year was low 50's. I am now just over 6K miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaDadMiami Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 As everybody else's numbers go up, mine start to come down. It has been 85F+ during the day, and I have been forced to resort to turning on the air conditioner. My last tank was 60+ MPG. I will probably end up with 50 or so for this one. So it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 There may be something to the car breaking in and getting better mileage. Now that the temps have risen I am getting just over 60 on my drive to work. Last year was low 50's. I am now just over 6K miles.I thought we figured 10K to break in. I guess you don't drive much. LOL :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wnuk Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Paul, would that be 10K on the ice alone or 10K combined? Curious. I've had too many new cars to count and I've never really noticed a change in fuel mileage as the engine broke in. My C-Max has 22K now in about 9 months ownership. Nearly 12K is in EV mode. Since last summer, my mileage per gallon has stayed relatively the same during the warm months, dropping only in the colder ones. It seems to me that 30 degrees+ is the magic number for good mileage. That's just warm enough to retain engine heat yet have very little need to run the heater. Any lower and fuel mileage really begins to suffer. C-MaxSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelleytoons Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Yeah, and you might want to add 79- to the "top end" (because any warmer and you need A/C). Now that we are consistently in the 80's my mpgs are dropping. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Paul, would that be 10K on the ice alone or 10K combined? Curious. I've had too many new cars to count and I've never really noticed a change in fuel mileage as the engine broke in. My C-Max has 22K now in about 9 months ownership. Nearly 12K is in EV mode. Since last summer, my mileage per gallon has stayed relatively the same during the warm months, dropping only in the colder ones. It seems to me that 30 degrees+ is the magic number for good mileage. That's just warm enough to retain engine heat yet have very little need to run the heater. Any lower and fuel mileage really begins to suffer.I was thinking total miles, at 22k you are definitely broke in. From the testing I have done 70-80*F is optimum temp for the best MPG's, don't need to use A/C or Heater. Below 70*F you lose 2MPG for each 10*F drop in temperature. This does not include loses for Heater use which can drop MPG's another 2-4MPG's. BTW for temps above 80*F MPG's seem to stay the same as long as you don't use A/C which maybe hard to do at 100*F. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Yeah, and you might want to add 79- to the "top end" (because any warmer and you need A/C). Now that we are consistently in the 80's my mpgs are dropping. Sigh.My last hybrid was a 2008 Escape Hybrid. That was the last year they put in a engine driven A/C compressor (well, a few of the 2009 had it as well, it switched to all electric during the 2009 model year). It could be frustrating when sitting at a traffic light or in traffic, but it did have the advantage of only putting a drag on the engine, not the electric. I think that Ford went electric on the C-Max hybrid because of the Energi - which is basically a common platform except the battery (and CPU programming), and has to have electric for those 20 miles of EV. GaryG had one of the early 2009 FEH, and he thinks that the engine driven compressor was better - the electric uses too much SOC when the engine is not running. He would know, with a lifetime average MPG in the mid 50's on his FEH, which was rated at 35 city. Edited March 19, 2015 by stevedebi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 My last hybrid was a 2008 Escape Hybrid. That was the last year they put in a engine driven A/C compressor (well, a few of the 2009 had it as well, it switched to all electric during the 2009 model year). It could be frustrating when sitting at a traffic light or in traffic, but it did have the advantage of only putting a drag on the engine, not the electric. I think that Ford went electric on the C-Max hybrid because of the Energi - which is basically a common platform except the battery (and CPU programming), and has to have electric for those 20 miles of EV. GaryG had one of the early 2009 FEH, and he thinks that the engine driven compressor was better - the electric uses too much SOC when the engine is not running. He would know, with a lifetime average MPG in the mid 50's on his FEH, which was rated at 35 city.WOW Mid Fifty's, I had both a 2008& 2010 FEH and I was getting low 40's in City/HWY mix in 2010 FEH. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 WOW Mid Fifty's, I had both a 2008& 2010 FEH and I was getting low 40's in City/HWY mix in 2010 FEH. :) PaulYeah, pretty impressive. I had the 2008, with the earlier 2.3L engine and AWD to boot. My lifetime average was just under 29. His experience is one reason I really respect the posts that GaryG puts up. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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