cr08 Posted December 11, 2023 at 04:12 PM Report Share Posted December 11, 2023 at 04:12 PM I HIGHLY doubt this is the case, but would love some confirmation from actual owners. As a preface, I own a 2013 C-Max Energi which basically shares the same powertrain/battery/etc. as the Fusion Energi. The only change I've seen is the newer Fusion model years got the increased capacity battery. I'm curious if as part of this change did they by any chance add a heating/conditioning system? I'm like 99.999% sure it is not a thing but was told otherwise. Nowhere in any of Ford's manuals or even posts in this forum indicate this that I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theterminator93 Posted December 11, 2023 at 06:45 PM Report Share Posted December 11, 2023 at 06:45 PM Nothing on our 2017. Just a pair of cooling fans which draw air in from the trunk and exhaust it out underneath - one for the BECM and one for the battery pack. cr08 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkyoshi Posted December 13, 2023 at 11:38 PM Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 at 11:38 PM Nope the same thermal solution is in place for the larger battery (now under recall 😒) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Fusion Posted December 19, 2023 at 11:20 PM Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 at 11:20 PM I believe the fans pull air in from the cabin, not the trunk, and exhaust it outside. Soooo theoretically you might get some battery conditioning through the car's hvac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr08 Posted December 22, 2023 at 05:21 PM Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 at 05:21 PM On 12/19/2023 at 6:20 PM, Jazz Fusion said: I believe the fans pull air in from the cabin, not the trunk, and exhaust it outside. Soooo theoretically you might get some battery conditioning through the car's hvac That's what has been my knowledge of these vehicles (both the C-Max and the Fusion) from the start. It's very basic air cooling using whatever temp air is in the cabin already and that's it. No coolant, no in-battery heaters, etc.. I was just wondering if maybe that changed at all by some random chance in the later model years but everything so far points to no. I just happened to come across someone who was doubling down saying there was a battery heater and was being one of those confidently incorrect types and just wanted to be sure I hadn't missed some big design change in these vehicles. Then again, common sense tells me since Ford was phasing them out, it would be stupid to do a major redesign like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Fusion Posted December 22, 2023 at 09:58 PM Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 at 09:58 PM I have a 2020 fusion energi and it's just air cooling. cr08 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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