FordSuperNewsTicker Posted March 20, 2018 at 12:53 PM Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 at 12:53 PM Ford today announces the 2019 Fusion sedan – the first Ford vehicle globally with standard new state-of-the-art Co-Pilot360™ driver-assist technology, plus sleeker styling for all models and greater projected all-electric driving range for the plug-in hybrid Fusion Energi. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsamp Posted March 21, 2018 at 05:43 PM Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 at 05:43 PM 25 miles range? They call that an 'improvement'?!? I call it playing catch up to the lowest competitor (Prime). This beats the existing weak European offerings (~11-14 miles, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes), but those will be moving to 31 miles to keep up with the upcoming European standards (50km) so once again Ford will be the laggard. Sedan Competition:Volt EREV: 53 milesClarity PHEV: 47 milesKarma Revero 37 milesCaddilac CT6 31 milesOptima PHEV: 29 milesIoniq PHEV : 29 milesSonata PHEV: 27milesPrime: 25 milesFusion Energi: 25 miles <- bottom of the barrel It even falls short of several non-sedans:Pacifica Hybrid 33 milesNiro PHEV: 26 milesMitsu Outlander: 22 miles Get with it Ford. We want better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cylinder Posted March 21, 2018 at 07:10 PM Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 at 07:10 PM I'm guessing they didn't want to do any real re-designing of the battery/trunk area and just found a way to increase the battery density while keeping the trunk dimensions the same as the '13-'18 models. 2 years ago I was hoping Ford would follow the Sonata's lead and move the battery into the "spare tire" area when they announced the 2017 facelift - even if it didn't improve EV range it would at least make the car more practical. jsamp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsamp Posted March 26, 2018 at 10:05 PM Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 at 10:05 PM I'm guessing they didn't want to do any real re-designing of the battery/trunk area and just found a way to increase the battery density while keeping the trunk dimensions the same as the '13-'18 models. 2 years ago I was hoping Ford would follow the Sonata's lead and move the battery into the "spare tire" area when they announced the 2017 facelift - even if it didn't improve EV range it would at least make the car more practical. You and I were hoping for the same. With the likelihood that the Fusion will die in 2020, they couldn't justify any added cost. Just put more dense cells in the same package and call it an "upgrade". The only good thing about 9kWh is that if they left the max battery output the same (35kW) then when you floor it you aren't taxing the battery quite so bad (3.9C drain rate vs 4.6C in the old battery). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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