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Old 01-14-2022, 11:30 AM   #62 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JRMichler View Post
I've had my new Maverick for four days now. It's too soon to report on gas mileage, but the first fill calculated to 38 to 40 MPG depending on exactly when the dealer filled it and how full they filled it. That included a highway run at -3 deg F into a headwind, more highway driving at 15 deg F, and some idling. The dash display showed 62 MPG driving five miles home after filling the tank at 25 deg F.

The MPG of my Canyon would change by 1 MPG for every 10 deg F temperature change, so I expect better mileage when the weather gets warmer and I learn to drive it better.

Two annoyances:

1) When taking foot off the gas, it automatically goes straight to regenerative braking. If I want to coast, I need to stay on the gas pedal. It does have a power meter that shows the point of zero braking, and an EV Coach display that helps to control amount of electric motoring/braking.

2) The key is almost the size of a banana. This seems to be a modern trend in new cars. I do not like this trend.
How long before it gets an aero cap?
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