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I used up the EV charge to see how many actual miles I would get from a full charge. That turned out to be 44 miles and without the rain I estimate I would gotten atleast 46 mi. SCII showed at 0 miles range there was 18% charge left in the HVB and that varied between 15% and 17% SOC in Hybrid mode for about 20 miles. At 100% charge SCII showed 91%. This morning I started out with a full charge see pic on left and pic on right is when I got to work. I lost 11 mi. on the range for 7 mi. trip and the Electric Efficiency Average went from 4.8 to 4.5mi/kWh and the estimated range on next full charge is 53.4 mi. which I also expect to go up. Now with three trips into town for 31.7 mi. + 7 mi. = 38.7 mi. so far today. Currently my Electric Efficiency is back up to 4.8 mi/kWh and my Full Charge Range 53.4 mi. I expect this will go up going home because of the lower elevation. I did some checking with our Power provider and they don't have anything for Plugin Hybrids and did the math we actually pay 13 cents/ kWh when you add in all the extra fees and taxes. Increasing your mileage per kWh lowers the cost per mile. Paul

I got my FEHP last Friday and I'm getting 44 mi. on my current charge and should be able to reach 50 mi. with my mods. Paul

Got notification from FORD that my FEHP was built yesterday and approximate delivery date of Aug. 24.? Paul

It is possible to get over 50 mpg on the HWY and I have been averaging 52.8 mpg for the last 6 years with 78% HWY, 206k mi. Couldn't find any drafting Laws, but you're suppose to leave enough room in front of you to allow for someone to over take you and pull in. I usually try for 100 feet and it cuts down on the chipping. As you have noticed tires make a big difference. Paul

I got the perfect deal 30 to 40 mph tail wind going across NM and Texas for about 400 miles averaging 62 mpg which would include 3,500 ft drop in elevation.☺️ Had similar experience get 60 mpg on I-10 from El Paso east going 80 mph strong tail wind and drafting semi, the wind was so strong that drafting didn't make much of a difference. It is bad when you have to go the opposite way. ? Paul

My Dealer Sales Manager says my FEHP will be built today, and should have it in two weeks assuming they have chips for it. I'm hoping that something will finally go right. Paul

Having a ScanGaugeII you can monitor ICE WT, Which is very important for getting better MPG's, HVB SOC, HVB temp and trans temp. I found the best MPG happens between 225*F to 215*F WT. These temps are hard to get too without Grill Covers. Paul

First this a Atkinson-Cycle engine which is different from a regular engine, I found that the Hybrid increases mpg's to 80 -90 *F and then levels off, it never went down until I turned on the A/C on with the Grill Covers. I have driven across the Arizona Desert at 108*F and the mpg's didn't go down. There many things that could add up for the improvement like ICE running hotter, OT lowers air density, tire pressures going up, oil temps going up lowers resistance ect. Paul

It is very difficult to get the SOC above 55%, EV will automatically come on to assist the ICE. Interesting that I have always had my 2013 CMAX in EV+ and I use a ScanGaugeII to monitor SOC (State of Charge). There is more to this story, I have found that if you stop for an hour or two and your SOC is around 40% -44% actual as displayed by ScanGaugeII when you shut off the car, the SOC won't change much. But if your SOC is below 40% like the other evening when I got home my SOC was 37% and in the morning it was 26%, the lowest I have ever seen it. Of course the ICE started immediately, the ICE will start anytime the SOC is below 33%. When the SOC is above 44% when car is shut off and then turned on a few hours later the SOC will go up, last night it was 47% SOC and this morning 57%. SOC gauge reads from 33-65% SOC actual so you can only use 32% SOC normally. You can force the SOC to go higher by arriving home with 55% SOC and in the morning you could have 70% SOC. IIRC I got home from a long trip with SOC in the high 50's and in the morning it was 80%, what a blast to drive like an Energi ? and could have gone 3 miles if I kept the speed below 35 mph. I heard that this change is caused from the HVB module balancing the level of the individual cells and cooling down when car is shut off. Paul

There is some confusion here, the Hybrid is the same car as the Energi, but with a much smaller HVB so it can't take advantage of the electric motors full potential power. Have you noticed if you have a high SOC HVB and it is cool when you first start out in the morning in EV the car has surprising amount of power in EV up to 35 mph when the ICE turns on to lubricate the trans. If you haven't done this you might try it to see the difference in power.. Paul

All ford Hybrids have active grill shutter since 2013. Paul

2020 FEH owners are reporting 40-45 mpg with AWD on Escape forum web site. My latest build date on my FEHP is the end of next month, we will see. Paul

It would seem the Forum has lost some interest in MPG's with low gas prices. Now with prices going up, $2.75 here and $3 in the next month or two I think interest will be up in the future with $4 by the end of the year. Hybrids will be going up in value too. Paul

Here are the codes for ScanGaugeII Battery Pack State of Charge (%) TXD: 07E4224801 RXF: 046285480601 RXD: 3010 MTH: 000A00050000 NAM: SOC Paul

Were the tires wearing evenly across the tread? What tires were you using? You should be getting 50K anyways. Paul