Don Posted December 7, 2018 at 02:28 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 at 02:28 PM Does anyone know if there is the option to add more ev range? I know the new ford escort gets 200 miles ev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted December 7, 2018 at 03:33 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 at 03:33 PM There are no options to increase the battery size, other than the current model added 4 miles to the range, and the car is being discontinued because not enough people are buying sedans. Apparently SUVs sell like hot cakes. I don't own an SUV and I don't want one. ramsdaro and Recce93 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsamp Posted December 7, 2018 at 09:29 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 at 09:29 PM Does anyone know if there is the option to add more ev range? I know the new ford escort gets 200 miles ev. There is no such thing as an Escort EV. The Focus EV was slated for 140 miles in 2019, but that is being canned with Ford leaving the sedan market. Their "upcoming" 200 mile EV is not out yet. As far as adding range to the Fusion Energi, the 2019 upgrade to 25 miles is all you're going to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cylinder Posted December 10, 2018 at 02:55 PM Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 at 02:55 PM Easiest way to "add" range: Drive like a grandma and be exceptionally stingy with HVAC :P In a flat area like Metro Detroit you can get close to 30 miles during the summer when not on the freeway! ptjones and jsamp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzicman61 Posted December 17, 2018 at 07:55 PM Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 at 07:55 PM I've done well using a couple tricks. I use the Low option for most of my breaking. Takes some practice to know when to let off the accelerator. 2nd, from a dead stop, I put the car in EV Later mode until I've reached the speed limit. Then switch back to Auto mode. Not sure how much it really helps but typically i get to work with 2 or 3 more EV miles left than without using this technique. Also, my typical EV range increased from 25 on average to about 28. What I really look at more is the amount of miles I get on a tank of gas. My last tank was about 1300 miles. Pretty happy with that although I'm sure there are others that get even more. ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68mustangjim Posted June 17, 2019 at 06:21 AM Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 at 06:21 AM Just a thought 2013-2018 Fusion Energi generation 2 HV battery is rated at 7.6kw the 2019 Fusion Energi is rated at 9kw. I understand there is no physical size only better batteries. So my 2014 75,000 miles is only taken charges of 3.2 to 3.8 kw. and it calculate it that just fine. I think it should take advantage of the 1.6kw. Anyone that is currently waiting for a replacement battery please let me know what part number they have on order and/or install. Also what got you there to a replacement. What or how did it failed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsamp Posted July 7, 2019 at 09:54 PM Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 at 09:54 PM So far there is no indication that older Fusions will be able to upgrade to the 9kWh battery. It is highly unlikely Ford would do that as it would require an upgrade to the software in addition to the hardware. Ford has not said a thing about an upgrade being available. They'd rather sell you a new Energi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cylinder Posted July 9, 2019 at 12:16 PM Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 at 12:16 PM So far there is no indication that older Fusions will be able to upgrade to the 9kWh battery. It is highly unlikely Ford would do that as it would require an upgrade to the software in addition to the hardware. Ford has not said a thing about an upgrade being available. They'd rather sell you a new Energi. Not surprising - even Tesla isn't offering battery upgrades. And I wouldn't even want a new Energi myself due to active park assist being removed :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzicman61 Posted July 9, 2019 at 07:21 PM Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 at 07:21 PM Not surprising - even Tesla isn't offering battery upgrades. And I wouldn't even want a new Energi myself due to active park assist being removed :( Really? I wonder why? Personally I find that the least used option on my vehicle. Or perhaps i should say never used option. Tried it. Found out I can do the job better and quicker. Timewellspent and wparkki 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cylinder Posted July 11, 2019 at 04:44 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 at 04:44 PM (edited) I can do it myself as well - but I like the front sensors for really tight spaces. Saved me from curbs before. If there were an option to have the front sensors but not have Park Assist for a lower price, I'd take that haha. Edited July 11, 2019 at 04:44 PM by 4cylinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzicman61 Posted July 11, 2019 at 05:44 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 at 05:44 PM I can do it myself as well - but I like the front sensors for really tight spaces. Saved me from curbs before. If there were an option to have the front sensors but not have Park Assist for a lower price, I'd take that haha. I did not realize that those sensors were a part of Active Parking Assist. If that's the case, then I guess I do use this feature. :-) wparkki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Penguin Posted March 8, 2023 at 10:37 PM Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 at 10:37 PM On 12/17/2018 at 12:55 PM, muzicman61 said: I've done well using a couple tricks. I use the Low option for most of my breaking. Takes some practice to know when to let off the accelerator. 2nd, from a dead stop, I put the car in EV Later mode until I've reached the speed limit. Then switch back to Auto mode. Not sure how much it really helps but typically i get to work with 2 or 3 more EV miles left than without using this technique. Also, my typical EV range increased from 25 on average to about 28. What I really look at more is the amount of miles I get on a tank of gas. My last tank was about 1300 miles. Pretty happy with that although I'm sure there are others that get even more. I'm curious if that's really saving any energy. Unless you're traveling at rather high speeds, acceleration is a big chunk of battery usage. Getting up to 55mph is probably a couple cruising miles worth of power. So not using your battery to get up to that speed may just be a 1:1 tradeoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsamp Posted March 9, 2023 at 04:30 AM Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 at 04:30 AM It's not really saving any energy, and may in fact be doing the opposite. What he's doing is using the gas to do the "heavy lifting" of accelerating, while reserving the battery for the easier driving. Sort of a 'pulse and glide' if you will. By not using the battery for the acceleration, he has more miles left when reaching his destination. While not improving efficiency, it IS reducing wear on the battery by reducing the heavy drain of acceleration. Where it's losing on efficiency is that every time you put it into EV Later mode, the car starts charging the battery to try to get it to 2% above the set point. So those acceleration spurts are using even more gas to syphon off some electrons to charge the battery. muzicman61 and cr08 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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