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I have a 2015 Fusion Energi since new and now in the Arizona desert getting to 110° my car sometimes will not run on the battery. I charge at night and it's fine going to work and I charge on 110 at work and the battery is charged about 3 hours before I leave for work. In the last two days whenever I get in the car after work, the car won't even run on the battery. I know it takes a lot of KW's to run the AC when it's 110° but I've even tried with no AC and the Empower bar is so low that when I give it just a little gas the engine starts up. Just curious if it's the heat, or is there something wrong. I called the dealer and they said it's normal. But on my 33 mile drive home the engine ran the entire time and when I got home my trip gauge said I used 4.5kw and my EV was 0. I think my car has a 7kw battery and I don't remember how many KW's it used when I bought the car but after almost 3yrs and 60k miles I think only getting 4.5kw from the battery may be normal degradation. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hello. Does anyone know how to get the best acceleration or torque on an Energi? What EV setting works best to get the maximum acceleration in situations like entering a freeway or quickly maneuvering out of a dangerous situation? I'm still learning how to use EV modes at optimum times and read something about putting the car in EV Later mode. The vast majority of my daily commute consists of city driving and I'm only on the freeway about 5-10% of the time, but during that small time I noticed decreased acceleration compared to my old 2014 regular Fusion Hybrid. Any ideas? Thanks.