With the Fiesta, Ford started to carry its European-designed cars to the U.S. This endeavor has been followed through with the new Focus and the C-Max people carrier, the latter at present sold in Europe. Ford formerly noticed the C-Max would be coming to the U.S.But kept undisclosed until the 2011 Detroit auto show was the hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions. Both models use a hybrid system like to that establish in the Ford Fusion Hybrid, an Atkinson cycle engine paired with an electric traction motor, letting the cars drive under electric power alone at speeds up to 47 mph.
However the C-Max hybrids get an enhancement on this system using lithium ion batteries as a substitute of the Fusion Hybrid's nickel metal hydride. With this new battery pack, Ford is expecting the C-Max hybrid to obtain better fuel economy than the Fusion Hybrid.
The plug-in version, called the C-Max Energi, appends a plug port to the left face fender of the car. The Energi drives in electric mode when it has a completely charged battery, switching to normal hybrid drive when the battery obtains depleted. Ford does not indicate an electric range, which we would not anticipate to be much, but overall the car can go about 500 miles.
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