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underGRADFlame · 08-06-2019, 04:01 PM

I contemplated going to a full EV with my last purchase as the price of gas was driving me insane in my F150... After doing a bunch of research i decided to dip my toes into the EV waters and I purchased a 2018 Ford Fusion Energi (PHEV). I wasn't enamoured with the looks of a lot of the other PHEV or EV's and didn't mind the look of the Fusion.

I've had the Energi for about 6 months now and I absolutely love it for what it is... my commute to work is around 17kms one way and I can get to and from on a single charge (but i am able to charge at work). Depending on the the weather and what I'm using in the car I get between 30-40kms on a single charge in the summer, winter it was much lower, like 19-25kms. Why i went with the PHEV is due to the fact that if i want to go on a road trip, I still can and being a hybrid it still gets great milage.

In the time i've owned it i've filled it up twice... and I'm at over 7000kms on it now. My electrical is up about $17-20 a month because of the charging.
I'm seriously considering trading my wife's Explorer in on a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

08-06-2019, 04:01 PM	#24
underGRADFlame Lives In Fear Of Labelling Join Date: Sep 2003 Exp:	I contemplated going to a full EV with my last purchase as the price of gas was driving me insane in my F150... After doing a bunch of research i decided to dip my toes into the EV waters and I purchased a 2018 Ford Fusion Energi (PHEV). I wasn't enamoured with the looks of a lot of the other PHEV or EV's and didn't mind the look of the Fusion. I've had the Energi for about 6 months now and I absolutely love it for what it is... my commute to work is around 17kms one way and I can get to and from on a single charge (but i am able to charge at work). Depending on the the weather and what I'm using in the car I get between 30-40kms on a single charge in the summer, winter it was much lower, like 19-25kms. Why i went with the PHEV is due to the fact that if i want to go on a road trip, I still can and being a hybrid it still gets great milage. In the time i've owned it i've filled it up twice... and I'm at over 7000kms on it now. My electrical is up about $17-20 a month because of the charging. I'm seriously considering trading my wife's Explorer in on a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.