New Owner in Maryland - 2019 Fusion Energi Platinum

[DScruggs]

Not new to PHEVs as we have a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited PHEV.

A little disappointed in some feature in the car. Also the EV miles on full charge are only about 18-19 miles instead of the advertised 25 miles.

 

Don - Silver Spring MD

[jsamp]

Welcome.

 

The EV miles estimate on the dash is a WAG.  It depends as much on how it has been driven recently as it does on the capacity of the battery.  Also greatly depends on the outside temperature.  You guys had a cold blast a week or so ago.  That alone can sap 30% of your range.  Fortunately that comes back when it warms up, but that is little consolation all winter.

 

Do a battery test to find out how healthy your battery really is.

 

1) Pick a warm day (~70deg) and charge to 100%.

2) put it in EV mode and set a trip odometer to 0

3) drive in EV only until it locks you out of EV mode (preferably all in one trip and <50MPH)

4) check the trip odometer for miles and kWh used.

 

A brand new 2019 should get ~7.0kWh in that test.  Whatever yours is compared to that tells you the health of the battery.  If yours is within 6.5 - 7.0 kWh you're doing pretty good.  6.0 - 6.4 kWh is decent, 5.5-5.9 is poor, and below 5.5 would be pretty bad, especially for one that is only 3 years old.

 

For 2018 and older vehicles, the "new" capacity is ~5.6kWh, so the categories are 5.0-5.6 kWh, 4.5-4.9, 4.0-4.4, below 4.0