Fusion-SarasotaBay

Russael, Thank you very much for explaining this. I've called my dealer and Ford Customer Relations; and none of them could explain this so well. There should be a Ford video explaining why the two different little blue batteries [left side display] (one in EV mode and one in hybrid mode) are showing totally different levels of battery charge information. I found it very confusing, and the Owners manual and Ford instruction videos don't explain it well. Patrick

Some cities are taking a more aggressive approach to install free 240v charging stations to help encourage purchase of EVs or PHEVs. As we too only have 1 car, we chose the Fusion Energi PHEV as we mostly drive short distances (<20 miles) around town, but need to be able to go on longer drives. Here in Sarasota, FL there are 4 free charging sites (city parking lots/garages) with a total of 7 charging slots all within 1 mile of our condo.

On a 2014 Fusion Energi Is it possible to charge the high-voltage Energi (7.6 kWh Lithium-ion) battery from excess electrical energy generated by the gas-powered engine and/or regen braking system when in hybrid power mode? The left-side multi-function display seems to indicate that more power is going into the battery while in hybrid mode, but the EV battery level never seems to increase. Or is there a separate EV mode battery from the hybrid mode battery? Anyone know the details on how the hybrid charging works and whether it is charging the same battery used in EV mode? Thanks.