Ford has quietly pulled the plug on the C-Max
Energi. Ford's North American Car
Communications Manager confirmed the model has already gone out of production.
Dan Jones went on to say the C-Max Hybrid will continue to be built until the
middle of next year.
While Ford originally had high hopes for the C-Max,
it was never really a strong seller. According to Carsalesbase, sales peaked in
2013 when the company sold 35,210 units in the United States but they quickly
dropped from there. Last year, the company only sold 19,834 units which pales
in comparison to the 98,863 Toyota Prius models that were sold.
Most people won't miss the C-Max but the hybrid
variant starts at $24,120 and has a 2.0-liter four-cylinder Atkinson-cycle and
a small electric motor that is powered by a 1.4 kWh lithium-ion battery. This
setup enables the car to produce a combined output of 188 hp and
return an EPA-estimated 42 mpg city / 38 mpg highway / 40 mpg combined.
The C-Max Energi was a plug-in
hybrid which cost US$ 27,120. Its powertrain largely carried over but it was
equipped with a larger 7.6 kWh battery that enabled the model to travel up to
20 miles (32 km) on electricity alone.
