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Awesome response! Thank you! I’ll have to check the power rate at home. I’d be starting out on a standard outlet for now, just charging in the evenings after work. I can also charge while at work as we have a bunch of charge point stations scattered around my parking deck (four right outside the entrance I use already). It appears those run .85/hr for the first three hours which would be plenty. I’d also get free use of our express lanes which I already pay for on occasion. There is about a $250 per year “tax” that you have to pay for that, but that’s really peanuts compared to actually using the normal pass. I don’t really see gas prices retreating anytime soon, so maybe this could make some sense. We barely broke below $2.00 at any point over the last 15 years and when we did, it was short-lived. That said, how reliable are these Fusion Energi models? With it having 65k miles, how long can I reasonably expect it to last? While my truck is getting 19.7mpg on my work commute now (it used to just break 16mpg when I worked closer by and had more in-city driving to do), the big advantage is I know how it’s been cared for and I’d be pretty shocked if I couldn’t get 300k-400k miles or more out of it.

So far, everything I'm seeing in my short time searching indicates this may not be the best choice. I know the EV-only range is low, but figured it would still end up being a better choice over my 2011 Nissan Frontier. But while that sounds like a no-brainer, my Frontier payment is $265 a month and my 100 mile a day commute, five days a week results in about two fill ups a week. Going to the Energi, I'm going to be upping my payment by at least $100 a month, if not more. So now I'm thinking the PHEV doesn't end up saving me any money in the end at all and if it does, very little. It also has 66k miles, so longevity and degradation are concerns, too. My truck only has 105k and runs like a top (a thirsty top, but a top nonetheless). Is there something I'm missing?