Poll: Who here is interested in Buying the New Ford EV Midsize Pickup in 2027

[Bguy]

Little different. With my Volt I went almost 2 months 1,100 miles and never used any gas. Then I had to go to Salt lake City and got 40mpg.
Regardless of how good the the mileage is with the Maverick there's no way I could drive 1100 miles and never buy gas.

Can't comment on that yet I've only owned one for what..four days. But i will say this i use quicken and record all purchases so a couple of months ago when i filled up the CMAX and it said 998 miles on that tank I did a double take, no way jose. I went through my log on quicken and sure enough it had been 998 miles since i fill her up with just under ten gallons.... Well, the cause....was lots of short trips and since i plud her in most nights i was adding lots of no fuel miles on that tank of gas. I tell you that little car has sold me on phev's, best of both worlds. Gas stations dried up like in the 70's no problem, grid goes down no problem use gas best of both worlds and we are living in times in which we need that flexibility. I plan of getting a portable solar solar generator that can deliver 50anps at 240vac. With that power i can fast charge an ev. I use 110vac for my cmax and its charged from zero in seven hours but its got only 21miles of range. But for these times a phev is the ticket. VW plans on a new model to be made and sold in the USA with an option for a built in generator that can run on gas of c3h8 propane a great idea as far as i am concerned

 

[Surly Old Bill]

I voted "no" because I took the question literally. I will not be buying ANY new car in 2027. I just got the Mav this year, so likely not getting a new car until at least 2030, likely later.

 

[Escapologist]

Little different. With my Volt I went almost 2 months 1,100 miles and never used any gas. Then I had to go to Salt lake City and got 40mpg.
Regardless of how good the the mileage is with the Maverick there's no way I could drive 1100 miles and never buy gas.

Can just manage that in our Escape PHEV in warm weather, this is our best from the middle of August.

Converted to murrican that's 1112.5 miles and ~125 "mpg".

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[Darryl]

I have a PHEV and love it, it is a Ford CMAX ENERGI. When i only go short trips it never uses gas. Today I drove it 52 miles and the car says it got 47.6mpg. It only goes 21 miles on pure electric then charges when the gas engine is running or going down hill or when you brake. I often make a 450 mile one way trip which takes 7.5 hours and it still breaks 40mpg. Ford did a stupid thing by stopping the manufacture of them. From what I've read here the Maverick can also get close to these numbers and it is not even a PHEV its just a plain old hybrid.

In my opinion, the CMAX was a replacement for the escape hybrid since they didn’t make an escape hybrid,during the time they made the CMax. they were not exactly the same. But they were close enough to where they did not need to make the CMAX once the escape hybrid returned

 

[Bob Hamilton]

I voted 'No', but not because I'm anti-EV. By 2027 or a few years later, I expect EVs to finally take off, when infrastructure, consumer sentiment and battery technology support them. Unfortunately, charging won't be cheap. My reason for voting 'No' is that I keep my vehicles for an average of 10 years, so it'll be 2035 and I'll be 90 by the time my '25 Mav needs replacement. By then the options might include hydrogen and who knows what else.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

I voted 'No', but not because I'm anti-EV. By 2027 or a few years later, I expect EVs to finally take off, when infrastructure, consumer sentiment and battery technology support them. Unfortunately, charging won't be cheap. My reason for voting 'No' is that I keep my vehicles for an average of 10 years, so it'll be 2035 and I'll be 90 by the time my '25 Mav needs replacement. By then the options might include hydrogen and who knows what else.

Maybe free dark energy powered.

 

[Timothyd]

I have a PHEV and love it, it is a Ford CMAX ENERGI. When i only go short trips it never uses gas. Today I drove it 52 miles and the car says it got 47.6mpg. It only goes 21 miles on pure electric then charges when the gas engine is running or going down hill or when you brake. I often make a 450 mile one way trip which takes 7.5 hours and it still breaks 40mpg. Ford did a stupid thing by stopping the manufacture of them. From what I've read here the Maverick can also get close to these numbers and it is not even a PHEV its just a plain old hybrid.

Drove about 50 miles to Chicago (yuck) and on the return trip my Maverick got 52mpg. The highway part was slow down, speed up which probably favored the hybrid. But drove me a little crazy (er).

 

[Bguy]

In my opinion, the CMAX was a replacement for the escape hybrid since they didn’t make an escape hybrid,during the time they made the CMax. they were not exactly the same. But they were close enough to where they did not need to make the CMAX once the escape hybrid returned

could be but I don't like the escape and do like the cmax energi which is a lot like a prius but better.

 

[Bguy]

Can just manage that in our Escape PHEV in warm weather, this is our best from the middle of August.

Converted to murrican that's 1112.5 miles and ~125 "mpg".

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aint nuttin wrong with that

 

[TheSEARCH]

Plug ins are not the answer. WHY? Cost,. Typically 5 grand more. Barely if ever make up that 5 k over a regular hybrid . Then if you do make it up still risk of battery failure over much less dollar regular hybrid battery. Not seeing any pluses. If going to gas station which I barley do as I easily go 500 miles with Mav hybrid, .

Example, friend looking for new prius. He looked did the math said regular is better buy.

 

[Bguy]

Drove about 50 miles to Chicago (yuck) and on the return trip my Maverick got 52mpg. The highway part was slow down, speed up which probably favored the hybrid. But drove me a little crazy (er).

I drove 439 mi9les yesterday without stopped and filled up with 9.48 gallons but the trip log said this
Keep in mind after crossing two mountain ranges the last 250 was flt and i stayed at 75. The numbers dont match. Actial fiel used makes for what 43mpg but the car says 34.9
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[Darryl]

The report said Energy cost is 19 cents per mile. That means, X 27 mpg in my Ecoboost puts gas at $5.13 per gallon.

I’m paying $2.79 per gallon for regular and $3.65 per gallon for non ethanol in my Ecoboost.

That is 10.03 cents per mile!!!!
NOT 19 cents per mile !!!!

Knowing EV’s cost that much more than gasoline to drive shuts that idea down for me.

I think the EV people are friggin nuts !
Or brain washed.

For people who charge at home, an EV is cheaper to operate by far. Example: the cost to charge an extended range Mach E for 300 or so miles of travel is around 11.00 at average us electrical rates. The price to refuel a conventional mustang for the same distance of travel is significantly more. The maintenance is much less on the Mach e. However, if a person has to use public charging, the price advantage pretty much disappears. So if a person charges at home the vast majority of times unless he's taking an occasional long trip will save significantly in fuel and maintenance. So in EV owner is not nuts unless he does not have access to home charging. Yes, he may be nuts if he has to use public charging for all of this needs

 

[dalola]

For people who charge at home, an EV is cheaper to operate by far. Example: the cost to charge an extended range Mach E for 300 or so miles of travel is around 11.00 at average us electrical rates. The price to refuel a conventional mustang for the same distance of travel is significantly more. The maintenance is much less on the Mach e. However, if a person has to use public charging, the price advantage pretty much disappears. So if a person charges at home the vast majority of times unless he's taking an occasional long trip will save significantly in fuel and maintenance. So in EV owner is not nuts unless he does not have access to home charging. Yes, he may be nuts if he has to use public charging for all of this needs

Exactly. You have to know your situation before you can understand the advantages. Our home electric rate is ~.14/kWh, and our MachE will range from a low of 1 on the coldest day of winter to as much as 4 miles/kwh in the summer, so compared to 30mpg on $3 gas, the savings is significant. We never public charge, ever.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Exactly. You have to know your situation before you can understand the advantages. Our home electric rate is ~.14/kWh, and our MachE will range from a low of 1 on the coldest day of winter to as much as 4 miles/kwh in the summer, so compared to 30mpg on $3 gas, the savings is significant. We never public charge, ever.

And if solar panels are already owned and all of their energy is not captured, the cost of the unused solar could be considered to be $0.00 if used for an ev.

 

[TheSEARCH]

For people who charge at home, an EV is cheaper to operate by far. Example: the cost to charge an extended range Mach E for 300 or so miles of travel is around 11.00 at average us electrical rates. The price to refuel a conventional mustang for the same distance of travel is significantly more. The maintenance is much less on the Mach e. However, if a person has to use public charging, the price advantage pretty much disappears. So if a person charges at home the vast majority of times unless he's taking an occasional long trip will save significantly in fuel and maintenance. So in EV owner is not nuts unless he does not have access to home charging. Yes, he may be nuts if he has to use public charging for all of this needs

Long time argument . You ignore OTHER costs of an EV like initial cost of 10K more on average. Blazer Gas 37K, EV 46K start. Then another BIG one resale value. Again on average its much lower I cant remember the exact amount on average but its significant. Then insurance cost. Tire wear. Installation of charger at home . Add all that up and is it really cheaper? Then the inconvenience of travel BUT if you don't or have other car not a consideration. The loss of range during winter I have two friends with EV. A tesla 3 and Mach E,. Range drops But sure might not be an issue with you.

So its not as cut and dried as you say.