Ford C-Max Plug-in Hybrid

The video was very informative. Our Blue Ox plate will be installed next week on our 2014 C-Max Energi. Yes, we knew that the front grill was going to be cut.

Great video.

Thanks!

Did any of you that had your C-Max rigged to be towed find that the installer had to cut into the grill for any of the work?

Yes, the Blue Ox baseplate needs some cutting on the lower grill. See the installation here Video.

Did any of you that had your C-Max rigged to be towed find that the installer had to cut into the grill for any of the work?

Acei, very timely question. We just purchased (actually leased) a 2014 C-Max Energi. We will plug in at home on 110V and will do the same as we tow the car. The overnight plug-in (recharging) will take about 6 hours. We do not anticipate any problems at campgrounds. We will be towing four wheels down. Next week we will have the base plate and towing package installed. It is a very nice car.

robatthelake wrote:
That so called Tax Incentive isn't such a bargain as far as Im concerned!

It has about as much real value as the Old Convert Your Car to run on Cheap Propane did! When Propane was 39 cents a gallon and Regular Gas was $ 1.50 it sure seemed like a great idea. Then once the numbers of Propane powered Vehicles hit an acceptable level ,they imposed a Road Tax and Propane was suddenly as much as gas!

In BC which has abundant Hydro Electric Power Plants they have advised every customer that the Electricity will cost 28 % More in a couple of Years! Ha that's more than likely going to be 100% more and there will most certainly be Road Taxes added to those that have Plug In Cars!

Anything's possible when trying to predict future energy prices, I'll give you that, but it's a fair bet they aren't going down. Right now my electric car costs me the equivalent of 41 cents per litre. Remember those days? They aren't coming back.

If it's a choice between i) expensive gas today that is going to continue to get more expensive, and ii) electricity that costs 3 tenths as much as gas and *may* go up significantly, I'll take my chances with electricity thank you very much.

That so called Tax Incentive isn't such a bargain as far as Im concerned!

It has about as much real value as the Old Convert Your Car to run on Cheap Propane did! When Propane was 39 cents a gallon and Regular Gas was $ 1.50 it sure seemed like a great idea. Then once the numbers of Propane powered Vehicles hit an acceptable level ,they imposed a Road Tax and Propane was suddenly as much as gas!

In BC which has abundant Hydro Electric Power Plants they have advised every customer that the Electricity will cost 28 % More in a couple of Years! Ha that's more than likely going to be 100% more and there will most certainly be Road Taxes added to those that have Plug In Cars!

willald wrote:
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It is also really, really nice to have at campgrounds and parks, since you can ride around almost totally silent (and emission free), without bothering other campers as much. Its almost like having a big, very comfortable golf cart to ride around in, haha. :)

Gotta be careful with that silent thing. We keep running over walkers who didn't hear us coming.

..Sounds like its almost a no-brainer decision, if there's a tax incentive that will cover most of the additional purchase price of the Energi (plug-in) version. Only thing you have to consider/think about, is if you can live with the loss of some space inside due to the larger batteries the Energi version has.

We have a 2013 Fusion hybrid, which has same basic hybrid drivetrain as the C-Max. When we bought it over a year ago, plug-in Energi versions of the Fusion hybrid were very difficult to find, almost non-existent at that time. Also, tax incentive wasn't as good or as easy to get as yours. Sooo, we went with the regular hybrid version. Our main reason for getting it was the ease of flat towing, anyway, not so much mileage. That (mileage) was just a very nice, added bonus.

Its been great, have absolutely no complaints. Mileage is unbelievable as already mentioned (I average 48-50 commuting to work and back every day). Its a blast to drive and really like the looks of it. And, you just cannot beat how simple and easy it is to flat tow. No fuses or battery to disconnect, no crazy procedure to go through with the tranny when hooking up, no stopping every few hours to go through another crazy procedure, none of that mess. Just hitch it up, put it in neutral and go.

It is also really, really nice to have at campgrounds and parks, since you can ride around almost totally silent (and emission free), without bothering other campers as much. Its almost like having a big, very comfortable golf cart to ride around in, haha. :)

As already said, you definitely do have to run a charge line for it when you wire up your tail lights, etc. for the vehicle. Very easy and cheap to do though, especially if you do it at the same time you're in there wiring up the tail lights, anyway.

Does Ford USA covers the warranty if purchased in Canada?