You may also credit the car's Eco driving mode, accessible through a rotary dial in the between-the-seat console.

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Other applications like email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Angry Birds, etc. would be inaccessible while in Driving Mode.

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In less-severe cases, warning lamps could light up and vehicles may go into fail-safe driving mode with reduced power.

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The C-Max Energi has an EV mode button on the center stack that lets the driver choose between three modes: electric-only driving, normal hybrid mode (which blends electric and gasoline engine power as appropriate) or EV-later mode, which reserves the battery pack power for later use.

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Electricity will be the primary power source of the car, although when that runs low a gas-powered mode will enable driving for hundreds of additional miles.

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Since the C-MAX Energi is more than just a regular hybrid, you can choose one of three different driving modes via an EV Mode button on the center stack.

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And despite Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's hope that "self-driving cars should become the predominant mode of transportation in our lifetime", it could be that even a small risk could be too much for some people to be comfortable removing the driver completely.

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Another nice feature available on the Android, but not Google's iPhone app or Apple's software, is that the phone's screen enters a night mode when you're driving at night.

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Additionally, DISH Anywhere users can take advantage of the new "Audio Only" mode, allowing them to listen to any live or pre-recorded show while doing other activities like driving or interacting with other apps on their device.

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