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I also found HV charge mode of Accord plugin appealing, but for a slightly different reason - it's basically a gas power generator. In case of a home power outage, you could charge up the battery and use it to power various devices. Heck, I haven't done any due diligence, but you might be able to even run some appliances ;)

I was actually crunching the numbers for the lease. Ford Credit estimates after 3 year/36K lease, the value would be 54% for Titanium. Taking current 2010 Fusion Hybrid prices as another approximation would yield ~55-60% of MSRP Current incentives make getting a new one really attractive. Including federal and state tax rebates, you can probably save >12K off MSRP on a Titanium.

I have a question on the brake-assist portion of the feature. It's supposed to "pre-charge" the brakes when collision is deemed possible. Does this feature only work when ACC is enabled? I would think it would be useful to have it independently "always-on".

How are your negotiations going? I am trying to get a 3-year/12K mile lease with X-plan price - 3750 (tax credit) - 2500 (local SoCal incentives) - 1000 (competitive lease rebate, I am leasing a different brand now) on a car in their inventory. They are willing(informally thus far) to do 3.25% APR = .00136 money factor, with 54% residual, but only giving 3750+1K rebates.

Thank you, apm, for the feedback. Just curious, did you just say you had LoJack or were they aware of this feature on Energi?

I am still on the fence on getting a Fusion Energi, so this is a theoretical question to the current owners. I wondering about the built-in GPS system which theoretically works like LoJack, enabling one to track it. Has anyone been able to obtain LoJack discount from their insurance co?