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Since I've got my '10 Fusion Hybrid back from the dealer (after the Takata airbag recall repair), I've noticed that it's impossible to run in EV mode unless I'm coasting to a stop or going downhill. Previously I could gradually accelerate to about 45 MPH using a very light foot and stay in EV mode the entire time, even cruising for a mile or so at that speed. My fuel economy is only down about 10%, 37 MPG vs. 40 MPG but it's frustrating to have the ICE kick in when it's unnecessary. Anyone else experience something similar?

My 2013 FFH, just yesterday out of nowhere, doesn't seem to be functioning properly. Mainly, the EV mode will only come on when coasting/braking for the most part. Basically any gas pedal input activates the ICE (internal combustion engine). Car has 170000km but was working fine in this regard up until yesterday. This has caused a fairly significant reduction in fuel economy. I read some stuff about a hybrid battery age counter needing reset but seems to only be for the 10-12 models. Also worth noting is the hybrid battery drained close to zero twice yesterday and that's also never happened. And when I turn the key off but leave accessory on, it now allows me to play music indefinitely whereas before it would typically only let me play it for a few mins and would then shut-off with a message on the touchscreen stating something about preserving the battery. And the "status" screen seems to be showing "charging" a lot more, even when in electric mode, when it's coasting it says charging as oppose to Electric drive. This may be normal and I just hadn't noticed before. Also at times, the idle when the gas engine kicks in can be quite rough, almost erratic like the RPM is going up and down, well, erratically. It also kind of shakes the car a bit at times too. Just generally not very smooth. Otherwise it seems to drive ok. Yesterday, it was really revving high then low very quickly, my wife was wondering what the heck was going on. I noticed there is an arrow either above or below the battery on the left dash screen. It appears to signify whether the battery is charging or discharging. In this case, the arrow seemed to bounce from top to bottom of the battery in sync with the revving. Check out this video I took this morning: https://photos.app.goo.gl/vtggfNHNTJ68aNp17 Thoughts on all this? Any help is greatly appreciated

This was an accidental duplicate posting.