Comments on: Notable Sales Spikes For Electrified Vehicles In October

By: Chuck in NJ......

Chuck in NJ...... — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:50:49 +0000

I think that the REAL WORLD mileage will start to be shown with the CMAX….figures have shown through purchases that personally some friends purchased one before the PHEV Prius Plug in and only have topped around 37 thru 39 TRUE mILEGAE…..ALSO i AGREE THAT THE first month were sales of people waiting for its availability…..it will decrease for November I am sure of it…its too heavy to receive the figures that Ford is claiming as well as the engine is too large for these as well to be ACTUAL…Ford has this thing to stretch the truth and always has done this to its interested parties….i can tell you first hand as a previous owner the explorer never stood up to its EPA claims…..think hard before buying into it please…..also I will bet the ENERGI also at 800 lbs more than the PRIUS PHV as well will NOT get true 108 mpge….more like 95 thru 100 is a better figure….also too heavy….

By: john1701a

john1701a — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:01:58 +0000

$7,500 tax credit is an incentive that should not be overlooked.

By: MrEnergyCzar

MrEnergyCzar — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:19:47 +0000

It's amazing that a $40K car can even have 3,000 sales in a given month in the first place.... Higher gas prices will raise all plug-in sales. This would happen if we ever start to grow our economy again...

MrEnergyCzar

By: JP White

JP White — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:31:35 +0000

I had high hopes for the C-Max plug-in when it comes out in a few months. I went to see a C-Max Hybrid at a local dealer and both my wife and I were underwhelmed by the tiny trunk (Smaller than than our LEAF). I went away disappointed, it's much smaller than I had anticipated. Rear legroom is good, I think Ford compromised to trunk depth too much to get the extra rear leg room.

I'll wait for the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in to come out instead. It'll sport 4WD as well

By: CharlesF

CharlesF — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:05:48 +0000

I do not think that the C-Max sales will be as strong in the next couple of months. There was pent up demand, that is now filled. Well at least part of it is filled.

I do think the C-Max is a better car than the Prius V and will be beat it in sales after a while. But not so sure about December through March.

I do hope that after Obama is reelected that the tax incentives for plug in cars will be extended and maybe even increased. If by some chance Mr. Romney is elected, I hope his flip flops end up with at least keeping the current tax credits.

By: Volume Van

Volume Van — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:56:22 +0000

Expected. C-Max is cheaper than Prius V and has more mileage, although its smaller in interior space. I hope C-Max will go further towards Prius Liftback in sales.

And also the Fusion Hybrid will further boost the sales for Ford.

Its sad that Prius could not touch 20,000 units in sales with 4 models. We can hope that the competition from C-Max could reduce the Prius price and increase sales.

By: doug card

doug card — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:42:45 +0000

You cant compare the C-Max to any Hybrid designed and marketed over a decade ago. Public acceptance of hybrids has changed radically. probably by a factor of 10 in terms of the number who would seriously consider a hybrid