Comments on: Ford C-MAX Energi Boasts 85 MPH Electric-Only Top Speed

By: wowlfie

wowlfie — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:45:18 +0000

that is BS. Anyone who buys an EV and uses roof top solar panels--which is a majority of EV owners--uses no polluting power source of any kind and drives free of charge by using the sun.

By: Chuck in NJ......

Chuck in NJ...... — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:19:55 +0000

As usual Ford is full of it…..seems like Ford always must deflate what Toyota HAS to offer and accomplish……I own and drive the PHEV Prius Plug IN…..simply put….the ALL Electric Range xceeds what the sticker has quoted…..I drive 13 miles to work ONE WAY everday…….funny I leave my garage daily around 4 00 sit in traffic usually min. one half of the time of which is usually a 30 minute run……. in traffic 45 minute run ……..and I always seem to have 4 or more miles remaining before my first charge of EV RANGE………. point………the PHEV has unlimited Mpge as well……….usually I would have thought that the vehicle would have not even placed close to the 95 Mpge and 50 Mpg/Hybrid……….so as to clear up ALL the Ford bashing of Toyotas research ………..that if the vehicle is LIGHTER with less battery weight as well as vehicle weight……. along with frequent charges……. you will do fine with keeping up with what consumers needs are and what the competition claims…..its so gratifying to purchase a vehicle that gets what the manufacturer claims in Mpge….ALL electric mode/Mpg Hybrid mode…..I have filled up the 10.6 gal. PHEV once monthly since being in replacement of the Prius 5…… I traded for the Phev Plug In version Prius in March….so I have gone way over the quotes that the sticker boasts…which is truthful on Toyotas part……each tank has gone over 1,200 miles of EV/HV combination driving….oh and the EV range always is about 75 % of the total driving modes……so I wonder how truthful Ford shall be……I drove Ford vehicles my entire 15 years previous before switching to Toyota HybridSynergyDrive vehicles…..the Explorers at that point were ALWAYS way off on the sticker figures…..WAY OFF…..so gee Ii wonder why most consumers switch over to Toyota Green Technology …….Ford shall NEVER catch up to the Green that Toyota has ALREADY placed upon us…..the Synergy Drive has the smoothest transition when the Prius goes in between modes…..and to finish the Pedal being too touchy is TRUE but the vehicle goes right back into all EV within less than 30 seconds of forward drive….it is exactly like the transition of the Prius Liftback….Yes the Iconic original Prius from 2001 and forward ongoing……so if the consumers are still purchasing the Prius Liftback at the rate of 16,428 as of the month ending July of 2012…..this must be a pretty good estimate which that when gas goes up again……which is showing as of August 2012 already…I would gather the Prius Liftback has been well accepted as compared in earlier years…..the PHEV is for a traveler that has access to charging frequently and WILL do what the sticker quotes under the right conditions as I showed above…..this last tankful has taken me 30 days and still is at one quarter tank left…..It without doubt will be about 40 plus days by the time the month ends…..in terms of Mpge…..at this point the equivalent to gas only is 159 Mpge……one tank 1,350 miles thus far on 10.6 gal. of gasoline…..and exceeds 56 Mpg/Hybrid mode…..so who is being truthful here……not Ford………..

By: Van

Van — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:52:31 +0000

Yes, this article asks an important question, why does the Prius PHV cost as much as the Ford-CMAX? The Ford sports an 8 vice 4 kwh battery and if the cost is $600/kwh, then the Prius should be $2400 cheaper but is only $1000 dollars cheaper. Then the C-Max goes three times as far in EV mode, can travel at freeway speed in EV mode, and is bigger than the Prius PHV.

Bottom line, Toyota needs to dramatically improve both the price and performance of its plug-in to compete with Ford.

If the Fusion Energi also sports the C-Max performance and better price, I think it will also smoke the Volt sales. Time will tell.

By: Modern Marvel Fan

Modern Marvel Fan — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:25:54 +0000

The coal only accounts for less than 36% of the total electricity generation in the latest qtr. As NG gets cheaper, less and less coal are used to generate electricity.

A single coal plant is cheaper and easier to clean up than millions of cars on the Road. You can always install solar on your own roof to offset your daily commute in electricity. A 3KW system can easily produce enogh power per day to power your EV for up to 40 miles. 40 Miles per day is about 12,000 miles per year.

Also, did anyone noticed the fine prints where it says that Prius Plug in is rated 6 MILES ELECTRIC ONLY?

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:32:31 +0000

Ah yes, the tired "electricity comes from coal" argument.

It's basically a myth. Sure, electricity does come from coal. But here the shocker: EVEN COUNTING IN THE DIRTY COAL POWER, ELECTRIC CARS ARE CLEANER THAN GAS CARS.

This has been shown over and over in what are called "well to wheel analyses". Starting with the fossil fuel in the ground, and ending with the car moving down the road, these analyses calculate ALL of the energy and emissions expended in the processes. And electric generation / transmission / mobility actually BEATS the oil process.

In fact, it take more electricity to just to refine a gallon of gasoline than the electricity to move an electric car a comparable distance down the road! Wait, what?!

Of course, if your power source is cleaner than dirty coal (e.g. a mix of sources) then EVs are a huge win.

The more you scrutinize electric vehicles, the better they look.

By: Bobbin

Bobbin — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:06:58 +0000

Yes, it did actually come from space. Perhaps you noticed that great burning ball of gas in the sky.

By: BobW

BobW — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:18:19 +0000

Chrissy:

You're right. Time to support nuclear power!

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:57:52 +0000

There is no such thing as Zero emissions. Where do these manufacturers think the electricity comes from to recharge the batteries? Space? 50% of electricity in the US is produced by coal or petroleum.