Hoovey689

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Ford Fusion Energi boasts 620-mile total range, 21 in EV mode

The Ford Fusion Energi, the automaker's second production plug-in hybrid after the Ford C-Max Energi, officially boasts a range of 620 miles between fuel stops when calculated with EPA-rated figures (108 miles per gallon equivalent in the city, 92 MPGe highway and 100 MPGe combined). Of that distance, the sedan is capable of running 21 miles in electric-only mode.

To eliminate confusion for those who are numerically challenged, Ford's press release defines the range in more real-world terms, mentioning that its "Fusion Energi can travel from Boston to Virginia Beach on one tank of gas and one full charge or traverse the West Coast's scenic Highway 101 from Sacramento to San Diego." That's impressive, especially since we don't know of many passengers who can handle ten hours in the seat without a pit stop.

This good news about the Fusion Energi comes just one month after the EPA announced it will be investigating the Ford C-Max and Fusion Hybrid for overstated fuel economy claims. Regardless of any automaker's stated efficiency, we reinforce Ford's claim that "driving styles, driving conditions and other factors can cause mileage to vary."

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/17/f...21-in-ev-mode/

Hoovey689

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Nice range. Wonder what you could get if you hypermilled it

bagwell

what with a 20 gallon gas tank? LOL





j/k...its 17.5 gallons....so that only equals about 35mpg

Mr Johnson

Actually it's a 14 gallon tank for the hybrid and Energi which equates to just over 44 mpg.

adamls2

Impressive for sure!

spwolf

yeah, good luck at getting 44 MPG in it though... as 47 MPG versions cant crack 40 as it is, according to the owners.

It is silly to talk about distance traveled on fuel tank in a plugin hybrid that does 21 electric miles.

Stormwind

So my E Class gets 20 mpg high way from it's v-8 and I can push it 1 mile once in a while does that mean my car now gets 50 mpgH? I am gonna start making my new claim.

mat305

that is pretty impressive for the size of the car.