Fusion Energi Rated up to 108 MPGe

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Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid Rated Up to 108 MPGe City, Making It America’s Most Fuel-Efficient Sedan; Ford Projects Best Hybrid Sales Quarter Ever

• The all-new 2013 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid will offer up to an EPA-estimated 108 MPGe city, making it America’s most fuel-efficient sedan by besting Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid by 5 MPGe
• Ford projects 19,000-plus hybrid/electric vehicle sales in the fourth quarter of this year, making it the company’s best quarter for hybrids ever and besting its own previous hybrid vehicle sales record by more than 50 percent; more than half of hybrid sales this year expected to come in this period
• Fusion Energi delivers power of choice for leading fuel economy as Ford’s fifth electrified vehicle launching in the last 13 months and the fifth powertrain for the all-new Fusion, recently voted Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal
• Ford is seeing demand for fuel economy across its lineup as the brand ranks No. 1 in fuel economy customer satisfaction by J.D. Power and now beats Toyota for leading efficiency in every segment where both compete

 

Fusion Energi Owners – The 2013 Ford Fusion – recently voted Green Car of the Year – just got greener as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency certified the new Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid at up to 108 MPGe, making it America’s most fuel-efficient sedan.

 

Fusion Energi is the Ford brand’s fifth electrified vehicle to launch in the past year and is expected to accelerate the company’s record hybrid sales pace, including its highest monthly hybrid sales month ever in November. Ford is seeing demand for fuel economy across its lineup as the brand ranks No. 1 in fuel economy customer satisfaction by J.D. Power and now beats Toyota for leading efficiency in every segment where both compete.

 

The EPA also certified Fusion Energi to deliver up to 92 MPGe highway and a combined 100 MPGe – figures that could potentially help save customers an estimated $6,850 in fuel costs compared with an average new car over the course of five years.

 

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“The Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid is the exclamation point for Ford’s transformed lineup of fuel-efficiency leaders that now beats Toyota across the board,” said Raj Nair, group vice president, Global Product Development.

 

Adding to Fusion Energi’s value – and the myriad ways it beats Toyota Prius plug-in – are its innovative technologies that are designed to help win over both novice and pro hybrid owners.

 

SmartGauge^® with EcoGuide, for example, provides in-vehicle customizable displays, including instantaneous fuel economy readings and coaching functions to help drivers understand and optimize their fuel efficiency.

 

SYNC^® with MyFord Touch^® offers multiple ways – including voice commands – for customers to manage and control their phone, available navigation, entertainment and climate functions. Plug-in hybrids and all-electric models have additional options for monitoring information like battery state of charge.

 

EV+ combines the built-in GPS of Ford SYNC with proprietary software algorithms developed by Ford engineers to learn frequent destinations. As a result, vehicles give drivers more drive time in electric-only mode.

 

Such technologies have helped get sales for Ford’s electrified vehicle lineup up and running. With more than 19,000 hybrid vehicle sales projected, the automaker expects total fourth-quarter hybrid sales to set an all-time record for a three-month period, with more than half of hybrid sales this year expected to come in the fourth quarter.

 

In fact, C-MAX became the fastest-selling hybrid ever at launch after 8,030 units were sold in October and November, the first two months C-MAX was on the market. The pace beat Toyota Camry Hybrid’s 7,300 sales in its first two full months of availability in May and June 2006.

 

“The response to C-MAX really shows the amount of pent-up demand from a specific market for C-segment hybrids,” says C.J. O’Donnell, marketing manager, Ford Electrified Vehicles. “Fusion Energi has a different audience in the midsize sedan market, but delivers many of the characteristics and technologies that make C-MAX Energi so great, which is why we’re anticipating a similar positive response.”

 

C-MAX is geared toward those most concerned with fuel economy, but designed so that owners aren’t forced to sacrifice comfort and convenience.

 

Fusion is designed with the driver’s sense of style in mind, delivering a midsize sedan that offers functional design elements that enhance its sleek exterior and promote fuel economy. A video explaining the origin of Fusion Energi can be found

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With Fusion Energi and Fusion Hybrid, the all-new Fusion lineup brings the widest range of powertrain options to the U.S. midsize segment. Fusion also is available in gas-powered versions with a choice between a pair of fuel-efficient EcoBoost^® engines and a normally aspirated four-cylinder engine.

 

The addition of Fusion Energi gives customers yet another Ford option when shopping for an electrified vehicle – already available are Focus Electric, Fusion Hybrid, C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi.

 

Three of the vehicles – Focus Electric, C-MAX Energi and now Fusion Energi – have received EPA ratings of 100 MPGe or more. Focus Electric delivers EPA-estimated ratings of 110 MPGe city, 99 MPGe highway and 105 MPGe combined, making it America’s most fuel-efficient five-passenger car. C-MAX Energi has an EPA-estimated rating of 108 MPGe city, 92 MPGe highway and 100 MPGe combined.

 

Focus Electric went on sale in late 2011, followed by C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi – the two vehicles that make up Ford’s first hybrid-only line in North America – this past autumn.

 

Fusing technologies

Many of the innovative technologies of Fusion Energi are shared across Ford’s electrified vehicle lineup and draw from the automaker’s portfolio of about 500 patents related specifically to hybrid technology:

• MyFord^® Mobile: Enables access via smartphone or Web-based interface to perform key tasks, such as monitoring a vehicle’s state of charge and current range or locating charge stations and planning routes to find them
• Eco cruise: Saves vehicle energy by relaxing acceleration compared to standard cruise control
• EV mode button: Conveniently mounted on the console to the right of the shifter – allows a driver to switch vehicle operation between three modes: all-electric, normal hybrid operation and conserve battery power for later use
• Regenerative braking is capable of capturing and reusing more than 90 percent of the braking energy normally lost during the braking process
• Hybrid transmission, designed by Ford engineers in-house, is capable of operating at high speeds and in a smooth, fuel-efficient manner at the same time
• Advanced lithium-ion batteries used in Ford’s electrified vehicle lineup – covered by an eight-year/100,000-mile component limited warranty – are smaller and lighter than nickel-metal-hybrid batteries used in previous-generation hybrids
• Charge port with LED light ring, conveniently located on the driver’s side and near the front of the car, it features a light ring that illuminates to indicate charge status

[robertlane]

It's truly amazing to see how Ford has come in regard to their Hybrid technology is just a few short years.  :rockon:

[jsamp]

The one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is that the Energi will likely get lower MPG when operating on gas.

 

If you look at the C-Max Energi you see it gets 44/41/43 City/Hwy/Combined whereas the C-Max Hybrid is 47/47/47.  You can pretty much be assured that the Fusion Energi will be the same reduced mileage as the C-Max.

 

Rumor has it that this is due to the gearing difference required to get the electric performance as high as possible (to get the 108/92/100 MPGe rating).

[ChuckJ]

fueleconomy.gov is a great site that aside from providing other good information, permits us to log our mileage.  I've got my FFH on there now and hope that those of you that get Energi's will add yours (as there are no Energi's on there yet).  Here's the link:

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=browseList2&make=Ford&model=Fusion%20Hybrid%20FWD

 

One interesting thing I just noticed is that there's not much difference between the 2010-2012 FFH and the new 2013 FFH.  Maybe that will change with time.

 

ChuckJ

[ChuckJ]

The one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is that the Energi will likely get lower MPG when operating on gas.

 

If you look at the C-Max Energi you see it gets 44/41/43 City/Hwy/Combined whereas the C-Max Hybrid is 47/47/47.  You can pretty much be assured that the Fusion Energi will be the same reduced mileage as the C-Max.

 

Rumor has it that this is due to the gearing difference required to get the electric performance as high as possible (to get the 108/92/100 MPGe rating).

Gear ratio's would make sense to me. Key to mileage is low RPM and if you have to increase it for some reason, you're going to give up mileage.  But I found this user mileage input chart interesting also.  Note how the new FFHs and not getting their 47 and really, not much better than the old FFH. 

 

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=browseList2&make=Ford&model=Fusion%20Hybrid%20FWD

 

Chuck

 

 

 

Edited January 13, 2013 at 08:17 PM by ChuckJ

[rprobst]

The one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is that the Energi will likely get lower MPG when operating on gas.

 

If you look at the C-Max Energi you see it gets 44/41/43 City/Hwy/Combined whereas the C-Max Hybrid is 47/47/47.  You can pretty much be assured that the Fusion Energi will be the same reduced mileage as the C-Max.

 

Rumor has it that this is due to the gearing difference required to get the electric performance as high as possible (to get the 108/92/100 MPGe rating).

 

An Energi has twice the battery capacity of a Hybrid, which adds about 300 pounds, which affects mileage.

 

[ChuckJ]

Wow, I had no idea it was half.  Does that mean you could go 10 miles on EV?

 

ChuckJ

[jsamp]

Wow, I had no idea it was half.  Does that mean you could go 10 miles on EV?

 

ChuckJ

 

The Energi has a 7.6kWh pack, and the Hybrid a 1.4kWh pack, so it is more like 5x in size.  Plus factor in that it's programmed to not use the full capacity of the battery in order to extend battery life.  

 

When all is said and done, the std Hybrid has less than 2 miles range on the battery.

[ChuckJ]

The Energi has a 7.6kWh pack, and the Hybrid a 1.4kWh pack, so it is more like 5x in size.  Plus factor in that it's programmed to not use the full capacity of the battery in order to extend battery life.  

 

When all is said and done, the std Hybrid has less than 2 miles range on the battery.

That's what I thought.

 

ChuckJ

[energifan]

An Energi has twice the battery capacity of a Hybrid, which adds about 300 pounds, which affects mileage.

 

298 lbs to be exact!

[FusionEnergi]

It may be rated up to 108MPGe, but you can do better if you drive efficiently. Due to our lifestyle and where we live we do not have to get on the highway very often.

 

 

Edited April 1, 2014 at 02:29 PM by FusionEnergi

[Gigi]

Almost 98% of your driving on electricity - incredible!  Wow!  Outstanding!

 

I'm headed off on a 1,200 mile trip soon.  No hope of ever reaching that kind of EV percentage for me.

[shaggy314]

Fuely no longer thinks I'm outright lying about my mileage, but it gives me the evil eye when I enter my data as does the government fuel economy web site, but they do take the numbers. I'm running about 91 MPGe and climbing now that it's warm again.