I'm sure it does if you get the NAV system. There's no number for the SoC and iFE but graphs instead. I find them fairly easy to read but some prefer the SG and it's numbers (or not to spring for the rather expensive NAV option).

I have the NAV so I'm not sure what is available via the Information Center. I'm sure it has a tank FE meter but I'm not sure about iFE or SoC.

 

People with Nav have an icon of a battery that fills and drains, like a tank of water, for SOC but there are no numbers attached. People with no Nav get no SOC at all.
The bottom of the "tank" is 40% and I think the top is 57% or 58% IIRC.

With SG, you see there are times the car goes below 40% ( as low as 25% for some ).
Between 25% and 40% you will get nothing but an empty icon.

With SG, you see there are times the car goes above 58% ( as high as 82% ).
Between 58% and 82% you would get nothing but a full icon.

The car is designed to keep the battery between 40% and 60% most of the time, with 53% the preferred state. At 53% you get about 3/4 of a full icon, and this is what people see most often. Some new owners get concerned the battery icon is never "full". Well, as you and I know, it needs to leave room for regen... and this is, by design, the 53% to 60% range. Regen is allowed above 60% but it starts to get reduced in magnitude above this level.

People with Nav have an instant MPG gauge, but it gets maxed out at 60 MPG.
Some of us like to know numbers higher than this!
People without Nav I think only get a bar graph of min ------ max MPG, no numbers.
Both owners, Nav or not get numbers for tank avereage MPG, or MPG since reset.

People without Nav, however can get a tank average up to 99.9 MPG.
People with Nav can only get a tank average to 59.9 MPG.

I guess Ford never guessed in their wildest dreams, people would be exceeding 60 MPG.
-John

 

Very interesting John. It doesn't seem like Ford made enough changes between the FE and the FEH. Hopefully they will learn and put more useful gauges in future models, so their customers don't have to go out and buy SGs.

 

Ford has already stated their PHEV (plug-in) Escapes have exceeded 100mpg so you can bet three digit capability will arrive with PHEV.

 

Ford is working on a PHEV escape? Can u give me a link to an article? I would love to read about this.

 

They ( Ford ) will only make 20 plug-in cars to be tested and evaluated by Southern California Edison workers only. They have not announced any plans to make PHEV's for the public.

 

Here's the Ford press release regarding the PHEV Escape research:
http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-...plugin-hybrids

Here's an article that covers both of Ford current PHEV research vehicles:
http://www.autospectator.com/cars/fo...-through-paces

 

Got my SGII today from Amazon, and it displays SoC. Finally! My only criticism of the new unit is that the buttons now have a soft feel with no distinct click like on the old unit. I liked that tactile feedback, but I'm sure I can get used to the new one.