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Well, this certainly isn't going to end the way
Ford continues to compare its
C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid to its competition from the
Toyota Prius family. Beating earlier expectations that
it would be rated at 95 MPGe (but meeting
even earlier expectations), Ford has announced that the Energi has been rated at 100 MPGe combined (that's 108 city, 92 on the highway). Yes, that makes it "America's most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid," as Ford so proudly states in a new press release, available
below. To compare, the Toyota Prius Plug-In
gets 95 MPGe combined, and the
Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid
gets 98.
When it goes on sale later this year, the C-Max Energi will have a lot of ground to make up on the showroom floor, even with its objectively better numbers.
Last month, the Prius Plug-In sold 1,652 copies while Chevy sold 2,851 Volts. The non-plug-in version of the C-Max Hybrid sold 969 units in September. Will MyFord Touch, constant Prius-bashing and a lower starting price be enough to put the Energi on top of the plug-in hybrid sales ladder?
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