I was doing some research on the history of the FFH and discovered that the new FFH isn't the first time some have questioned Ford's EPA ratings. Just as how we've come to the conclusion that the FFH was specifically engineered to get high EPA numbers while hybrids from Toyota have not been it appears that the 2010 FFH may have been designed the same way. All three articles cited below call out the 2010 FFH for not coming close to EPA numbers in comparison to other hybrid competitors, most notably the first gen TCH. From Edmunds http://www.edmunds.com/ford/fusion-hybrid/2010/long-term-road-test/2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-200000-miles-of-fuel-economy.html From Motor Trend http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/112_0901_2010_ford_fusion_hybrid_2009_toyota_camry_hybrid/viewall.html Hmmm...very interesting...