Charlie3831

Consumer Reports (December 2013 issue) puts Ford at very bottom in the predicted-reliability scores. In Hybrids/Electric Cars category, Ford C-Max Energi, Ford C-Max Hybrid, and Ford Fusion Hybrid sit at the last 3 places. Since Fusion Energi is almost the same as Fusion Hybrid, I'd think its reliability should be similar to Fusion Hybrid. I have my new Fusion Energi for only 2 months with about 2500 miles, so far it already has one problem. The Check Engine light turned on 5 days ago and stays on since then. Manual mentions some possible reasons regarding to fueling, but the gas was fueled one month ago. I am not sure if it is related to cold weather (it is very cold here these days). I think the majority of Fusion Energi owners have the car for less than 1 year. Based on your experience, how reliable do you think your Fusion Energi is? Do you have any problem with the car so far?

Bought a Titanium Energi last Saturday. My wife has been driving it for about a week and she loves it. The price is invoice before $4500 rebate.

Hi bjorn, I just did some research. It is called "2013 Ford Select Vehicles Competitive Lease Conquest Cash". However, to qualify for it, customer must currently lease a non-Ford/Lincoln/Mercury car. My family owns 3 cars now, but none of them is leased. Looks like I will not be able to get this rebate. Did you lease or own a non-Ford car at the time you purchased the Fusion Energi?

Thanks for all the inputs. It is really helpful. My home state Colorado does have tax credit for both plug-in hybrid and regular hybrid. I haven't calculated yet, but I guess Fusion Energi will have about $1000 more tax credit than Fusion Hybrid. Adding Federal Tax Credit and the Ford Rebate, Fusion Energi will be cheaper than Fusion Hybrid to me. My daily commute is about 10 miles round trip, I should be able to stay at EV mode all the time (except for the weekend when I usually have longer driving range). I think the electrical rate in my area is pretty low (8 cents per KWh). So Energi looks like a better deal than the Hybrid. I contacted 3 dealers, so far not be able to get the price to the invoice level. The closest one is $800 above the invoice. Is this price reasonable? Does it make sense to consider 2013 Chevrolet Volt? With the $5000 Manufacturer rebate and $7500 Federal Tax credit and a larger Colorado tax credit, a 2013 Chevrolet Volt will be much cheaper than a 2013 Fusion Energi. Does anyone have experience with both cars?

I am planning to buy a Fusion Hybrid and then just found that the Ford Rebate for 2013 Fusion Energi is $4500 while the Ford Rebate for 2013 Fusion Hybrid is only $1000. The MSRP of a 2013 Fusion Titanium Energi is $40100 and MSRP of a 2013 Fusion Titanium Hybrid is $32100, so the MSRP difference is $8000. With $3500 more Ford Rebate plus $4007 Federal Tax Credit for Fusion Energi, does it mean the actual price of a 2013 Fusion Titanium Energi will almost the same as a 2013 Fusion Titanium Hybrid? If this is true, then there is no pint to choose a 2013 Fusion Hybrid over a 2013 Fusion Energi. Do I miss something here?