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EPA MPG Update - Goodwill Payment


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Anyone get their goodwill payment from Ford yet .... mine just arrived by courier last week ..... 925.00 in Canada, $850.00 in the US for 2013 and 2014 FFE owners. Would love to know how you feel about this? I guess I should be happy since the revised ratings would not have changed my decision to purchase it.

 

More info below:

 

Canada - http://www.ford.ca/service/adjustedfuellabels

 

US - http://www.ford.com/mpglabel/

 

 

 

 

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I'll take the money, but still baffling on the Energi PHEV models.  This move damaged Ford's credibility in the PHEV and Hybrid marketplace.  The move was warranted on the Hybrid models, but we (and most others) are greatly exceeding the original EPA estimates in both mpg in hybrid mode and real world electric only range in the PHEV models.

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Ford didn't have a choice.  Their initial numbers did not follow the proper testing protocols, so the correct thing to do was to change the numbers.

 

The only choice they really had in the matter was to send goodwill payments to those who had already purchased.  

 

Many here may meet/exceed the original numbers, but those who actively seek out a discussion forum aren't always the typical drivers.  Leave the climate control on full auto, and I think everyone would see numbers closer to the revised versions.

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I totally agree.  In order to have a fair comparison of similar products manufacturers have to follow the same testing protocol.  These ratings are only a benchmark for comparison.

(I actually wonder how much of their testing tweaks were driven by corporate managament desire to upend Toyota.)

 

Those here who meet/exceed the original numbers would have even better results if the original ratings would have been valid.

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