Ford C-Max Energy C-Max Hybrid

A few days after submitting the Focus Eletric – exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas – Ford put new pieces in the process of “electrification” showing the C-Max C-Max Energy and Hybrid models with hybrid or plug-in hybrid “Simple. ” Both versions – is produced in the United States (Wayne, Michigan) and in Europe (Valencia, Spain) – will be implemented from the C-Max five-seater and will be marketed in the Old Continent is not before 2013, twelve months after launch in North America.

The Ford C-Max Energi Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (recognizable from the cover of the recharge is located above the left front wheel well) uses a motor powered by lithium-ion battery and a second unit with Atkinson cycle operation, fuel and petrol 2.0 liter engine, which works in support or to recharge the batteries. The overall range is close to 800 km, while the marching speed as EV is higher than 47 miles (76 km / h) of the Fusion Hybrid. Accumulators, produced by LG Chem, you can recharge overnight by connecting to a 120-volt outlet. The C-Max Hybrid differs from the plug-in version only for the absence of the necessary components for the “supply”, while the hybrid scheme (lithium-ion batteries and engine 2.0) stayed unchanged.

The two hybrid versions differ from the traditional C-Max only for the redesigned front, similar to the Focus electrc and ovoid with an air intake, while the bridge will present a new instrument panel with MyView system for displaying more information about the state batteries.