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And if it does, out it goes.

It shouldn't, unless it was badly beaten on.

But they shouldn't be failing at 20-30K miles. They should be recalled, because if it fails in traffic, it can be a safety hazard. Needs a stronger replacement.

Plenty of stock trucks had failures too, usually between 20-30K miles. Bad design, or just bad quality.

The Maverick Hybrid is 7.5-7.6 0-60. Which I think is good for a 4 banger truck that is designed for gas mileage. My 68 Tbird with a 429 I thought was fast in 1982 did 7.7. But my 2018 Mustang rips to 60 in under 3 seconds. All what you are used to.

Or about the same as a Mid 60's 300HP 327/auto Vette too.

At 75MPH in the Maverick, fuel economy is 35-38 MPG. Maybe 5 MPG more than a no hybrid. In-town local driving can easily be 20-30 MPG more than a non-hybrid. That is where Hybrids shine. 335-345 days a year, I drive locally. 20-30 days a year, I hit the highway. Hybrid makes a lot of sense in my case. Yes the Hybrid was designed for economy, but 15.7 in the 1/4 mile is not bad for a truck that has the best fuel economy of all trucks. It's not the slowest pickup at all.

Yep, just bungie the doors to the plywood and roll.

Well if it did come as a Hybrid, I doubt it would be the 1 L Eco. Plenty of small delivery vehicles needed here. Auto parts stores, Floral shops, Pizza and food delivery, and tons of other small businesses. No need to haul plywood for 90% of buyers. My Maverick can, but last time I bought plywood was in 2006. Still have a few new sheets in my garage. They can bring the Custom too.

Hopefully they bring a hybrid version of this to the US. That would sell like crazy.

90% of US citizens could not use Trains or Busses to get to work. I am in a major metropolitan area and I couldn't.

3 weeks ago I bought a little camper trailer in Nebraska. It was snowing and windy the whole trip. The FWD Hybrid did amazing. Never used slippery mode. There was over 100 wrecked and abandoned vehicles on the way there. I do have snows on my hybrid.

Funny you mention per week fill ups. Now that I have the Maverick Hybrid, I fill up about every 6 weeks when road tripping.

Ford has always pushed the EB in everything. I never buy the EB though. Give me the 5.0 in the F150 or Mustang, and the Hybrid in the Maverick!

Honestly, the Hybrid tows much better than I thought. This trailer is pretty light at about 1100# empty, but has a big front surface area. Never once did it slow down on a hill.

Yes, I am on MTC under the same user name. I posted after I picked the trailer up. I see you on there, you have an Area 51 right? Most of the trip was closer to 17MPG. It was very windy though Nebraska and Iowa. My E150 van got 16 on the highway, so still not bad. But it will be better, once I lower the trailer and improve air flow. Agreed that slowing down would be much better for MPG. I needed to make it back on the same day after picking it up. Most trips won't be rushed.

In the process of lowering the trailer 6" now which should help a lot. Before I start Camping with it, I will add a cap on the bed, or a cab to trailer height air deflector to help with MPG. The truck has plenty of pulling power. 75-80 is no problem and keeps the power meter under 50%. Even passing is good. Around town you barely know it's there. The MPG penalty is real though. The best I got was 21.6 @ 75mph.

Yes, that is what happened in MY 2023 when Hybrid and Ecoboost cost the same. About 7 out of 10 orders for 2023 were Hybrids. 80% of unscheduled 2024 Maverick orders are for Hybrids. Even though the hybrid is now $1,500 more, Hybrid demand is overwhelming! And Rightfully so. It's a great little truck.

Well, they don't call Chicago the windy city for nothing. It had nothing to do with wind speeds, rather the hot air from politicians mouths. Here is My States current electricity production stats.

Illinois is trying to reach 40% renewables by 2030 and 50% by 2050. Illinois Legislation Outlines 100% Clean Energy Goal by 2050 (natlawreview.com)

This could be the upcoming 2026 Escape. I don't believe that has been shown, but the timeline fits.

Illinois too. Illinois Commerce Commision regulates and approves utility prices. We have the highest amount of Nuclear produced energy in the country.

Offshore sounds ridiculously expensive.

Cali is one eternally F'd up state. My son lives in San Jose. But LA was talking about covering the Aquaduct to slow evaporation, and gain huge amounts of solar power. See: Los Angeles Plans to Cover Aqueduct With Solar Panels (treehugger.com)

Most will never use land for solar, unless You are in the country. Then you probably don't need that much solar.