It can brake when it senses an imminent collision, as can Ford's B-Max minivan.
The EPA does not, and cannot, verify mileage numbers for the majority of light-duty vehicles (though I imagine there's a Ford C-Max Hybrid on the dynamometers in Michigan right now).
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In green car news, Ford's new 2013 C-MAX plug-in hybrid was rated the most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid available in the US this week.
C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi figure prominently in Ford's rollout of five electrified vehicles this year.
ENGADGET: Ford C-Max Energi pricing: $29,995 after a federal tax credit, available this fall
C-MAX Energi is Ford's first production plug-in hybrid vehicle and part of the company's first dedicated line of hybrids.
ENGADGET: Ford C-Max Energi pricing: $29,995 after a federal tax credit, available this fall
C-MAX Energi is part of Ford's overall strategy to give customers the power of choice for leading fuel economy across the lineup.
C-MAX Energi is part of Ford's first dedicated line of hybrid vehicles in North America and will soon be available for order at Ford's certified electric-vehicle dealerships.
ENGADGET: Ford's 2013 C-Max Energi rolls out 95 MPGe, arrives later this fall
C-MAX Energi will be produced at Ford's Wayne, Mich.
ENGADGET: Ford's 2013 C-Max Energi rolls out 95 MPGe, arrives later this fall
Union representative Luc Prenen said that Ford would transfer production of the new versions of the Mondeo and S-MAX marques to its plant in Valencia in Spain.
Though Ford is concentrating on hybrid versions of C-MAX in the U.S., the designs of C-MAX Energi and C-MAX Hybrid are based on the gasoline- and diesel-powered European version.
ENGADGET: Ford C-Max Energi pricing: $29,995 after a federal tax credit, available this fall
Genk, which makes the Mondeo mid-sized car, Galaxy minivan and S-max wagon, will shut by the end of 2014, Ford announced Wednesday.
The Ford Fusion Energi joins the C-MAX Energi and Focus Electric as the company's third vehicle with a charging connector and access to California's HOV lanes.
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