Got a 2009 - great deal !
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Re: Got a 2009 - great deal !
On another subject, I notice if I'm going along at 35 mph on EV and I go down a hill (with my foot off the accelerator) once my speed exceeds 40 mph, the engine comes back on. Seems to me if the vehicle is coasting in EV mode, it would stay in EV mode no matter what the vehicle speed is. This is all happening with the A/C off. Am I missing something here?
Rick
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Re: Got a 2009 - great deal !
I read that in the owner's manual - how does an engine run and use no fuel? I always thought it was the fuel combustion that made the pistons go up/down - if there is no fuel combustion how can the engine be running?
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Re: Got a 2009 - great deal !
See the thread "2009 Escape Hybrid changes at 40 mph" in which gpsMan1 says:
"There is also deceleration fuel cutoff, such as when coasting down a hill at higher speeds. At high speeds, the gas engine is turning, but the fuel injectors are off and you are getting infinate MPG... which is sort of like electric only driving."
I was also wondering the same thing! Nice to know that even though the RPM guage shows the engine turning, it isn't using gas! Who whould know?
Too bad that FORD doesn't freely give out this tech information in their owner's manual, nor on their web site. They should be proud of their cars and hybrid technology, not keep it in mystery.
"There is also deceleration fuel cutoff, such as when coasting down a hill at higher speeds. At high speeds, the gas engine is turning, but the fuel injectors are off and you are getting infinate MPG... which is sort of like electric only driving."
I was also wondering the same thing! Nice to know that even though the RPM guage shows the engine turning, it isn't using gas! Who whould know?
Too bad that FORD doesn't freely give out this tech information in their owner's manual, nor on their web site. They should be proud of their cars and hybrid technology, not keep it in mystery.
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Re: Got a 2009 - great deal !
It's complicated and that's why if you do a search, you'll find patents on the process through the years.
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