The Ford C-max Energi is Ford’s first entry into the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle market. Designed on the Global C chassis, the C-max Energi is now available in the US and Canada, and will be available in Europe in 2013. The Ford C-max Energi is manufactured alongside the Ford Focus Electric in Wayne, Michigan.
Ford Motor Co. has announced it will be debuting a Ford C-max Energi Solar concept plug-in hybrid vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. Ford thinks the C-max Energi Solar concept is a way to free vehicles from the need to plug into a wall socket to recharge. Solar panels on… Continue reading Ford will debut C-max Energi Solar concept car at Consumer Electronics Show
By this spring, 1 in every 3 Ford dealers in the US will be certified to sell plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. Ford had 200 certified dealers last November, and will expand that number to 900 in the next few months. By then, Ford is expecting to be selling the Fusion Energi in addition to… Continue reading Ford planning on 900 EV certified dealers by spring
Ford is talking with the EPA about hybrid mileage tests, but not over any particular models. The openness about communication between the agency hasn’t kept people from filing a class-action lawsuit against Ford over mileage claims for the C-max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid mileage claims. Way back in August, Ford announced that the Fusion and… Continue reading Ford dealt class-action lawsuit over C-max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid mileage claims
Ford is boasting about its C-max Hybrid and C-max Energi – combined sales of the C-max models have outsold the Prius plug-in and Prius V in the first full month the C-max Energi and Hybrid were available. According to Ford, over 4,840 C-max Hybrids and C-max Energi plug-in hybrids were sold in November 2012, compared… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi and Hybrid break sales records
Ford is talking to the US Environmental Protection Agency about how it tests fuel economy performance on new vehicles. These talks were spurred on by reports that the new Fusion Hybrid and C-max Hybrid are falling short of the mileage ratings assigned by Ford. The EPA only tests about 15% of new vehicles, while the… Continue reading Ford is talking to EPA about hybrid mileage tests
The Ford C-max Energi is now allowed to wear the New York carpool lane sticker. Cars with these stickers have access to a 40 mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway for single occupied commuter cars. According to recent studies, workers in New York spend more time driving to and from work than anywhere else… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi gets access to NY HOV lanes
Consumer Reports is calling out Ford, saying the Ford C-max Hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid don’t achieve anywhere near the number of 47 MPG that Ford claims. Consumer Reports test drove each of the hybrid vehicles and consistently got 39 MPG in the Fusion and 37 MPG in the C-max. Jake Fisher, director of auto… Continue reading Consumer Reports calls out Ford for false fuel economy claims
According to Car And Driver, the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi will have an entry price of $39,495 – and that’s before the $4,000 federal tax credit the Fusion Energi is eligible for. The entry level Fusion Energi SE plug-in hybrid and the $40,995 Fusion Energi Titanium model should offer a combined powertrain output similar to… Continue reading Ford Fusion Energi priced at $39,495
Ford has announced a new deal with GE where GE will buy 2,000 Ford C-max Energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. GE has said it will move half of its global fleet to alternative power. This deal moves the overall number at GE to 5,000 alt fuel vehicles, and GE plans a total of 25,000. That… Continue reading Purchase deal for 2,000 C-max Energi Plug-in Hybrids
C.J. O’Donnel is Ford’s group marketing manager for electrification. He is quick to state that the Ford Focus Electric is not a compliance car like the Honda Fit EV and the Chevy Spark EV. “By the end of the year we will have six brand-new electrified products, which I think shows a commitment to electrification… Continue reading Ford is starting slow and waiting for market with Electric Vehicles
There has been much discussion on the Ford C-max Energi Forum about how much space the battery pack takes up in the rear of the Ford C-max Energi. There seems to be some confusion as to where, and how large the lithium ion battery packs in the C-max Energi really are. Here is a picture… Continue reading How much cargo space does the Ford C-max Energi battery pack use?
The 2013 Ford C-max Energi is now available at Ford EV-certified dealers in half the states across the country. Ford’s October surprise is that the company sold 144 of the C-max Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle. The C-max Energi hasn’t been driven by any members of the automotive media, and Ford staff have been vague about… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi now available
Nissan deserves credit for overcoming barriers by bringing the Leaf to market, and being the first one with an all-electric vehicle. However, Pike Research is predicting that sales leadership will be taken over by competitors. It’s expected that Ford, Toyota and even GM will lead the plug-in vehicles market in the US when comparing total… Continue reading Pikes Research predict plug-in sales growth especially for Toyota and Ford
The Ford C-max Energi has been approved for the Green Clean Air Vehicle sticker in California, which means that a lone occupant driver in the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle can drive in the carpool lane without consequence. “We’re pleased with California customers’ early interest in the C-MAX hybrids, our first dedicated hybrid-only nameplate in North… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi PHEV approved for solo carpool lane use in CA
Just yesterday we talked about the EPA fuel economy ratings for the 2013 Ford C-max Energi. Today, Ford released the official range ratings for the C-max Energi. The 2013 Ford C-max Energi has a 7.6 kWh lithium ion battery pack that drives an electric motor. Combined with a 141 hp 4 cylinder Atkinson cycle engine,… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi receives range ratings
Ford had initially estimated the C-max Energi plug-in hybrid would achieve a rating of more than 100 MPGe, and then Ford lowered those ratings back in July. Now it’s official. The EPA has tested and rated the Ford C-max Energi, and it’s received a combined rating of 100 MPGe combined. The Ford C-max Energi plug-in… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi plug-in hybrid receives 100 MPGe rating
The Ford C-max Energi is expected to achieve more than 20 miles of pure electric driving – which is nearly double that of the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid. That means the C-max Energi can make the average American commute without any gasoline, and with a maximum electric-only speed projected to be faster than the Prius… Continue reading Ford C-max Energi receives 95 MPGe rating
Yes, we would be more excited if the Ford C-max Energi plug-in hybrid was now available to order, but we are glad to head the C-max Hybrid can now be ordered – it means Ford is one step closer to the C-max Energi being available. The Ford C-max Energi and C-max Hybrid is Ford’s answer… Continue reading Ford starts taking orders for the C-max Hybrid
