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Thank you again for your responses. Yes, the comparison is with me driving each time, just to have some consistency in driving style (these "tests" are also conducted on the same stretches of road). If my brother drives his car, and then mine, he will also have a similar MPG differential between the vehicles. I actually just received a recall in the mail today but it was for a malfunctioning seatbelt, I'll do a search to see if anything else is up. I will also check the air filter and spark plugs to see if those could be contributing. Thank you for all of your suggestions!

Hey murphy, sorry for such a late response. I'd like to clarify again if possible - ECO is the setting for driving with cruise control, is that correct? If I hit the "on" button on my wheel the ECO button comes up but it's gray, it's not until I set a cruise speed that it turns green. This is the same in both vehicles. Tires are similar for the vehicles, in recent trips I've noticed that my 2013FFH can get up to 60MPG on a 15 or so mile trip, but my sibling's only gets about 40 on a similar trip. The best way I'd be able to describe this problem is that his hybrid will switch to the engine a lot more often than mine. On the display panel, his EV bar fluctuates a lot faster than mine does, meaning that if he were to press the gas pedal while on EV, it will hit the top of the EV bar and revert to using the engine a LOT easier than mine currently does. Both vehicles have EV+ enabled, and if there was a situation where each had an entirely full battery at the beginning of an EV+ sequence, his battery would be used up more than mine at the end of the .5 miles (it may even transition to using the engine, it's that low). Do you happen to know where I would go to get the software updated? Thank you all for your responses in trying to figure this out!

Haha, during the winter it was a 25lb bag of cat litter for traction in case he was stuck, but otherwise no! :) The best way I'd be able to describe this problem is that the engine seems to engage a lot faster than mine does when driving in the same situations. i.e., driving slowly up a hill, his would revert to the engine MUCH sooner before mine would.

Hi there Waldo, Thanks for the response. How updated is the newest engine calibration software? Since purchasing the vehicle in the second half of 2016 neither my sibling or I have installed any updates. Thank you!

Thanks for the response murphy, could I get a little clarification on what you mean about ECO and EV+ being set to the same settings? Can you choose a threshold of when ECO and EV+ kick in? I was looking around in the settings but wasn't able to find anything. I've driven each car weekly over the last six months, so there have been many different levels of battery when I start the drive. This is just something I've noticed (the engine kicking in a lot easier on my sibling's) as I drive ~15 miles to and from work each day.

Hi all, This is my first post to this community, so I hope I'm in the right place! I just wanted to ask a question that has been on my mind for a few months now. My sibling and I both own 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE's (the exact same models -- his has ~6,000 less miles than mine does, 43k vs 49k) but I have noticed a significant difference in the fuel economy/mileage between these two vehicles. Mine has about 49k miles and has averaged 43.5MPG over its lifetime, with recent nice weather (I'm in Minnesota) I can see 50+MPG on my commutes in a metro area. Occasionally I will drive my sibling's Hybrid but notice a stark contrast in the difference in mileage. From the start you can tell that his is a lot more willing to quickly turn to using the engine than mine is - driving the first block leaving our house, mine will always use battery but his always gasoline. We buy the exact same gas from the same station, but I notice a ~10MPG difference on trips to and from the exact same location with his vehicle. Keep in mind, I've noticed this as the driver of both cars, so I have the exact same tendencies in each test. If anything, in his Hybrid, I tend to drive even slower and coast as much as possible to get a better fuel economy. Nonetheless, despite removing every single variable in a drive except for the vehicle, I notice his consistently does worse on the road. No AC, windows up, etc.. Are there any reasons you here at FFHF can think of off the bat that would be a viable reason for this? I'm happy to answer any questions but I just can't figure it out for the life of me. Thanks!

Hi all, This is my first post to this community, so I hope I'm in the right place! I just wanted to ask a question that has been on my mind for a few months now. My sibling and I both own 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE's (the exact same models -- his has ~6,000 less miles than mine does, 43k vs 49k) but I have noticed a significant difference in the fuel economy/mileage between these two vehicles. Mine has about 49k miles and has averaged 43.5MPG over its lifetime, with recent nice weather (I'm in Minnesota) I can see 50+MPG on my commutes in a metro area. Occasionally I will drive my sibling's Hybrid but notice a stark contrast in the difference in mileage. From the start you can tell that his is a lot more willing to quickly turn to using the engine than mine is - driving the first block leaving our house, mine will always use battery but his always gasoline. We buy the exact same gas from the same station, but I notice a ~10MPG difference on trips to and from the exact same location with his vehicle. Keep in mind, I've noticed this as the driver of both cars, so I have the exact same tendencies in each test. If anything, in his Hybrid, I tend to drive even slower and coast as much as possible to get a better fuel economy. Nonetheless, despite removing every single variable in a drive except for the vehicle, I notice his consistently does worse on the road. No AC, windows up, etc.. Are there any reasons you here at FFHF can think of off the bat that would be a viable reason for this? I'm happy to answer any questions but I just can't figure it out for the life of me. Thanks!