Trades46

Seems like the Chinese market (built by Changan Ford) for MY2018 Mondeo Energi had already received the 9 kWh battery. Therefore with Ford axing the Fusion/Mondeo in North America means the 2019 would therefore be the swan-song of the Fusion Energi, in much the same way the mk1 Chevy Volt for 2015 received a final update from its 2012 original 16 kWh battery to 17 kWh for just 1 model year.

Same boat - also in Ontario but had to go to Newmarket to find any remaining stock prior to cancellation. It also doesn't help that Tesla Canada's lawsuit now just complicates matters and likely lengthens the time it will take to get our rebates. Regardless enjoy the new ride.

Drive in D simply coasting/light regen is more energy efficient than constant heavy regen braking (while it is more efficient than friction braking, regen braking still loses energy during the electrical conversion). You'll be going further in D than in L. The only time I use L is getting off the freeway with <80% SoC on the HVB - it slows the car down quickly using the maximum regen from high speed to a the ramp light & it won't trigger the friction brakes as easily. I do the same in our other car, the Outlander PHEV, where I throw the car into B5 which does something similar.

I don't even understand the mentality behind offering a block heater on a PHEV to begin with. Doesn't the Energi have an electric heater to begin with?

Hello folks, a very new FFE owner here. Loving the car so far. However one thing that is bugging me so far is despite the car being delivered with a full tank from the dealer (as stated on both the sales list & on the car's fuel gauge), the car & MyFord Mobile is only reporting 500km on the range in hybrid mode. Ford Canada official literature lists the range at 982km, and even if I subtract the ~35 km EV only range and even take 20% off it for conservative sake which stands at ~750km, that 500 km hybrid operating range seems incredibly low. Is there a way to make the car recalculate this range or is my car's GoM seriously out of whack?

My 2018 Fusion has good alignment, but back in February 2018 when we first got out Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, the car was delivered with a bad alignment - the car needed to steer 5~10 deg to the left to stay straight. It took 5 dealership visits (and constant whining through emails and phone calls) to finally convince a technician to drive the car while I sat beside him on a straight road with no traffic to admit there was an issue. They fixed it at no cost. Hopefully your dealer can make it right - but don't be afraid to put some pressure on them.

2018 Energi driver here. Less than a week in and GoM is steady at 32 km (~20 mi). The Canadian cycle says the car should reach 34~35km and the avg. consumption of the gas range still reads ~500km which I know for sure is absurdly low (probably because the dealer was just moving it about). I'm not voting yet and see if I can squeeze more out of it.

My family now has two PHEV - a 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (father's car) and the 2018 Fusion Energi Titanium (mother's car). I drive whatever is available when I have to go to work. Having lived with an EV, once I save up enough myself I'm pretty confident that I would go for a BEV - likely the upcoming 2019 Leaf e-plus (with the actively cooled 60 kWh LG battery pack) or Kia Niro EV (Kia sibling of the highly anticipated Hyundai Kona EV) simply because I prefer Kia's styling & design over Hyundai's. This may not be a popular opinion, but I won't touch a Tesla with a 10ft pole - the company is a financial disaster waiting to happen, their cars are terribly unreliable, the build quality atrocious & Elon Musk just comes off to me as a narcissistic dick more than the genius that many claims that he is.

Hello all, Trades46 here. I recently purchased a 2018 Fusion Energi Titanium for my mother. She's trading in a Mercedes sedan which seems like a downgrade but she liked the Ford enough to consider the Fusion (which I must say is a pretty high praise for Ford design team). The motivation is mainly due to the rising fuel costs & cost of ownership of the Mercedes which is steadily increasing as time goes on. I'm no stranger to a PHEV - in fact we own a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV that is shared between me & my father. It probably is that car that convinced my mother to make the switch to the Fusion Energi since she prefers a smaller sedan instead of a SUV. Thanks to the Mitsubishi I already installed a Level 2 Chargepoint Home unit into our garage - a boon for the Fusion for sure. It has to be thanked this forum & the Fusion Energi owners group on FB that gave me confidence in this vehicle. I'll be lurking and poking my head into the forums here and now ;)