Ford is still the #1 selling Brand.

http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2016/01/usa-vehicle-sales-by-model-2015-calendar-year-december.html

From Car and Driver. 48 mpg city, 45 mpg hwy.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2016-chevrolet-malibu-hybrid-first-drive-review

It has been over two years since I've been to my dealer, so there are several updates and recalls still undone. None of these, in my opinion, will increase the safety or my enjoyment of the FFH, so I keep waiting until something important needs to be fixed. Fixing the key took less than five minutes. Getting a new one will be covered by my extended warrantee, but that would take significant time out of my day. I also like that feeling of pride from fixing something myself.

My key started feeling loose about three months ago. I finally looked at it closer to to find the rotating base that the key blade fits into was cracked (see photo). A few days later, the blade came completely out when the base broke into two parts. The steel pin that usually holds the blade in place was still there, however. Since I'm a fix-it kind of person, I got out my extra thick CA (cyanoacrylate, Maxi-Cure super glue) with some accelerator (Insta-Set) and put it back together. It is still solid three weeks later, just like new. Before bonding, I used a file to scratch the chromed surfaces. A thinner version of the glue shouldn't be used due to the possibility of it running into the folding mechanism. A small amount of the CA oozes out onto both sides of the blade during the repair. This was cured with the accelerator so that it formed reinforcing fillets, which make the assembly stronger.

"Ford does make a station wagon Energi, it is called the C-MAX."

Which is one ugly car. If the C-MAX was the only hybrid Ford offered, I wouldn't be a Ford owner now.

The Camry is down 22.8%, which is also poor, so it is a general trend.. This site, in my opinion, has an anti-Ford slant. When Ford does good, it is rarely a headline.

Hybrid sales have seen a large decline, the downside of cheaper gas.

http://www.hybridcars.com/november-2015-dashboard/

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1101204_the-death-list-17-cars-that-arent-coming-back-for-2016

The list includes the Accord Hybrid and the Ford Taurus, along with several other surprises.

Ever since I read 30 Seconds Over Tokyo in the 5th grade, the B-25 has been my favorite aircraft.

This report can be virtually the same as my 2nd year. The only thing I've done over the past 12 months is an oil change. I'm still on the original tires at 33+K miles and they look like they should last many more miles. I've averaged 44 mpg for the past year.

The 2016 has most of the items that I wish I had on my 2013 SE: a fully adjustable passenger seat and a light colored interior option for the Titanium trim. My only real complaints are hitting my head on the trunk and, as has been mentioned recently, the dragging of the front end when entering and exiting some driveways. This second issue is very minor to me, since I feel it is a sacrifice for the good looks of the car.

I do wish I had some control over the charging and discharging of the HVB. I frequently go up a long, steep grade and I would like to start the climb with a full charge on the battery. I've never gotten it above 2/3 charge before the steep part starts. The opposite applies for coming down that grade. I would like the HVB to be at minimum charge when I start the descent. I've been able to do this with careful speed control before going down the grade, but it seems this could be done automatically by the FFH's computer using GPS elevation data.

There are hardly any changes. Hopefully it has LEDs. The new wheels are nice.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-ford-fusion-spy-photos-news

"I sat in one at an auto show and found it quite comfortable and elegant"

You must not have sat in the rear seats. My foot got caught while exiting.

This is from Autoblog. Their conclusion is that the Energi is good for shorter commutes, but not worth the extra cost and loss of cargo space if you do a lot of longer trips.

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/08/27/road-tripping-ford-fusion-energi-phev/

This is a good article from Autoweek:

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/has-taurus-comeback-story-come-end

Interesting facts: The Fusion has more passenger room than the Taurus, and Ford sold more Fusions in July than it has sold Tauruses in all of 2015.

This gives the reasons why the Sonata is catching up to the Fusion:

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2016-hyundai-sonata-hybrid-test-review

This is depressing, but I don't see any effort by Ford to promote the FFH.

http://www.hybridcars.com/june-2015-dashboard/

On Monday I checked the inventory of the five Ford dealers within a 50 mile radius. There were only two Hybrids available, without any shown as being on order. Ford can't sell them if the dealers don't have them.

Best selling cars in the US.

The production of the Accord Hybrid is being moved from Ohio to Japan. Honda's Crosstour, a styling failure, is also being discontinued.

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/honda-drop-crosstour-move-accord-hybrid-output-japan

Ford now has over 50% of the plug-in hybrid market.

http://www.hybridcars.com/march-2015-dashboard/

There is more info on the SuperTruck here: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097471_daimler-unveils-supertruck-12-mpg-semi-is-more-than-twice-as-fuel-efficient

Daimler is the one who developed it with the help of a $40 million Federal grant.

As CCalvinN said, as long as the option is to turn it on, I wouldn't have an issue with it. One article that addressed the speed when you need it issue suggested just push the button to turn if off if you want to go faster. I don't think so. And I wouldn't want to use the other option of having to floor it to make a speed change. Overall, I think it is a bad idea. My wife could have used it, however, when we took a test drive of a 2015 Nissan Murano. She got up to 92 mph without any sense we were going that fast.

And it will be assembled in the same industrial complex that built most of the B-25s in WWII. GM's Fisher Body division built the outer wing panels for most of the North American Aviation bombers made in Kansas City.

Capitalism is great. We rarely have to settle for something that is just good enough. It usually keeps pressure on manufactures to constantly improve.

The B-25 in this photo was built in Inglewood, CA.

This is still the most realistic R/C flight I have ever seen. The secret is the helium filled fuselage. The second link gives details of the Airbus 310.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=894479703930579

http://www.rcmania.hk/article-813-1.html

A 1400 mile round trip that I took in December resulted in 43.2 mpg at an average speed of 68 mph. The majority of the time I was above 70 mph. If I know I'm approaching a downgrade, I try to drive so that the battery is near its lowest level before the descent.