renergi Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Bought Black C-Max Energi Titanium in August 2019 Hi, everyone, Here to maximize my ownership experience. I bought my Energi at Rockwall Ford, Rockwall, TX. It had about 28, 300 mi. on it at time of purchase. Here to mostly learn about technical and maintenance issues as my background lies in electro-mechanical engineering. My thanks in advance to the admn. and moderators of this forum as a valuable resource for owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16redsel Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Welcome renergi, hope you like your 2017 as much as i do my 2016 Hybrid SEL. Many of us were afraid we'd lose this resource awhile ago, but luckily it's back and it's really useful. My Cmax is perfect for me and my wife. Enjoy and Happy New Year/Cmax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renergi Posted January 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Thanks for the response, 16redsel. Looking to learn a lot here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) Welcome! The forum will be an even greater resource for you when the Energi side is fully available. You may not be aware that the C-max forums, hybrid and plug-in, went dark a few weeks ago, and we're all grateful to have them back. Very grateful. With your background, you'll understand the message of this chart. When driving, think in terms of where energy's going and how to preserve what you can't replenish. Although you may want to update battery size, don't... in hybrid mode, we both have the same size HVB. In your EV modes, it's more like there's a second fuel tank in the 6.2KWh of battery capacity you can't recharge while driving. The interesting issue with the plug-in involves keeping it fully charged. Li-ion batteries don't like heat or high charge levels. Keeping the car fully charged in a hot garage is not a good thing. Here's a great battery resource. This is the home page, the most popular is "How to prolong life of Li-ion batteries." https://batteryuniversity.com/ Have fun, Frank Edited January 4, 2020 by fbov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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