[JRMichler]

Unfortunately, there are no flat and level roads within 100 miles of where I live, so it's difficult to do constant speed testing. It apparently takes power from the high voltage battery when accelerating to speed, because the instantaneous MPG is lower for the first several highway miles at speed. I can only rarely run at constant power and constant speed for more than one mile, and it takes about ten miles to fully get to steady state.

I will not lower the truck. Less ground clearance is not acceptable because not all of my driving is on good roads. One road once had a long oil trail from somebody's vehicle that failed to clear a rock.

Under my current summer driving conditions, the Maverick is getting 50 MPG, while the Canyon was getting 36 MPG. That's a 39% improvement, even though the Maverick lacks an aero topper and has about 10% more frontal area than the Canyon.

I want a full topper for security, keeping rain out, and gas mileage. That topper needs a hinged lid for easy access and for large loads. I want a topper with better appearance than the Canyon topper, so no hack jobs.

The Maverick responds nicely to P&G. This is because it is more efficient to accelerate at 10% power, then coast at zero power, than to run at 2% to 3% power and cycle between charging the battery and running off the battery. The Maverick seamlessly shifts between Drive and Neutral in both directions. I found it easier to glide by shifting to Neutral, however the best place to rest my right arm ended up inadvertently switching to Sport mode. I'm working on this to find a better way, possibly some sort of arm rest over the buttons.