ggonzalez Posted October 4, 2017 at 03:34 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 at 03:34 PM How acceptable is to have a new Ford Fusion Energi for only 3 months and the life of the battery is half drained? The car is advertised at 21 EV miles . I am now fully charging at 11-12 EV miles. Is this not acceptable? I am taking my car in for maintenance next Saturday. I will be asking about battery warranty, new battery cost and finding out how GREEN it really is to own an Energi vehicle if we are having to purchase an expensive battery every so many miles or months. I am also experiencing a drop on GAS mileage when running on EV. Anyone out there with the same issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj2me Posted October 4, 2017 at 04:36 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 at 04:36 PM (edited) I've seen a review for the 2016 on this page on Edmunds Customer Reviews that claimed 11-12 miles per charge. No details whether that reduced range was encountered in cold weather or not. Is the 11-12 what's reported by the gauge? Or do you fill to 100% and see how many miles you get in EV mode until the car automatically switches to hybrid mode? The gauge is reporting a calculation based on your driving style. If you're driving at 80 mph, and/or driving with a lead foot, some reduction would be expected. 11-12 is quite low. Best to do the driving test, 100% to hybrid mode, then turn off and record the reported kWh used (for a new car, should be 5.6 to 5.9), and record the miles traveled from the odometer. Take a video or pics of before and after kWh and odometer, and then you'll have good data to show your dealer. Edited October 4, 2017 at 04:45 PM by jj2me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdginmo Posted October 4, 2017 at 08:54 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 at 08:54 PM From a full charge run down the battery on a single trip and record the kwh used the moment the car switches to hybrid mode. A new car will get 5.4-5.6 kwh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovyenergi Posted October 20, 2017 at 03:50 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 03:50 PM usually 33KM with my driving style, can get it up to 42KM if i drive like a turtle, and about 27KM if i drive like im racing on EV only mode.I fin sometimes it makes sense to just switch to EV when i already had the engine propell the heavy weight of the car forward then flip into EV once i hit about 50KM.in the winter in canada my EV range gets cut drastically by 35%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkinla Posted October 21, 2017 at 06:48 AM Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 at 06:48 AM (edited) How acceptable is to have a new Ford Fusion Energi for only 3 months and the life of the battery is half drained? The car is advertised at 21 EV miles . I am now fully charging at 11-12 EV miles. Is this not acceptable? I am taking my car in for maintenance next Saturday. I will be asking about battery warranty, new battery cost and finding out how GREEN it really is to own an Energi vehicle if we are having to purchase an expensive battery every so many miles or months. I am also experiencing a drop on GAS mileage when running on EV. Anyone out there with the same issue?The 21 EV miles is an advertised estimate. If your driving 30 to 40 MPH without heat or AC every day, and getting 11-12 EV miles, then this is a problem. Then again, if you jump in the car take it on the FWY everyday at 65 MPH with AC or heat on, then this is normal. I believe the car should be rated in kWh available, not in miles per charge. Normal city driving, easy acceleration and good regen breaking, then the 21 miles per charge will probably hold up. Everyone's normal driving is different. On the FWY, you can deplete the HVB in 10 to 15 miles. The Energi remembers how the car was driven last, and then this becomes the next range estimate. If you are driving on the FWY try using EVLater, use EVNow to get to the FWY, then change over to EVLater, then back to EVNow when getting off the FWY. My 2016 with 15,000 miles, I keep getting 20 to 21 mile range repeatedly, but, I aggressively manage my HVB by doing the above switching. City driving is more efficient using EVNow, FWY driving it's more efficient using EVLater. Slow city driving I use the Low range, this makes the Regen Braking more aggressive when you lift off the gas pedal. It's almost like one pedal driving. I know the manual states not to drive in Low for a long distance, this is probably for sustained FWY driving, and may be a leftover sentnce from the Hybrid manual. My 2010 FFH when going from D to L, the ICE would jump form 2,000 RPM to 4,000 RPM, the Energi doesn't do this. The RPM doesn't change when the ICE is running and I move from D to L. Update, I missspoke regarding my 2010 FFH, I don’t remember what the ICE did moving from D to L. It was my 2013 FFH that did this 2000 rpm increase moving from D to L, only when the ICE was running. Edited October 27, 2017 at 05:29 PM by Gkinla jj2me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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