BearCat Report post Posted June 4, 2010 I am looking for fuel efficiency. However part of my daily drive is a horrible 1.6 mile drive to work and from work. So 3.2 on the day just for work. Yes, I know...brutal on a car. But because of how the roads are bicycling is out of the question and walking is even worse. Does anybody do this kind of brutal driving? How bad does the MPG dip? I know its not enough time for the engine to warm and EV kick. Just trying to get an idea if I would be better off saving the 3000 price point between a Fusion Hybrid or a Fusion SEL I4. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveM Report post Posted June 4, 2010 I am looking for fuel efficiency. However part of my daily drive is a horrible 1.6 mile drive to work and from work. So 3.2 on the day just for work. Yes, I know...brutal on a car. But because of how the roads are bicycling is out of the question and walking is even worse. Does anybody do this kind of brutal driving? How bad does the MPG dip? I know its not enough time for the engine to warm and EV kick. Just trying to get an idea if I would be better off saving the 3000 price point between a Fusion Hybrid or a Fusion SEL I4.That short of a distance I doubt if the electric engine will even kick in so you will cover both distances on the gas engine which makes the Hybrid a complete waste of money. And if you live where it is cold it can/does take me a good 4 to 5 miles for the hybrid to kick in and if real cold it kicks out again after a short distance. Remember the hybrid is only good for city driving at speeds below 47mph. I think you will be wasting a lot of money and gain nothing. Most likely lose some mpg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milan_OH Report post Posted June 4, 2010 I am looking for fuel efficiency. However part of my daily drive is a horrible 1.6 mile drive to work and from work. So 3.2 on the day just for work. Yes, I know...brutal on a car. But because of how the roads are bicycling is out of the question and walking is even worse. Does anybody do this kind of brutal driving? How bad does the MPG dip? I know its not enough time for the engine to warm and EV kick. Just trying to get an idea if I would be better off saving the 3000 price point between a Fusion Hybrid or a Fusion SEL I4. Bear, I think there's more to the equation than a 3 mile compute to work. That's <1K miles a year on your commute.....an enviable distance we'd all like to have, however, as a percentage of your yearly miles driven, it's ~<10% based on 12K/year. You'll surely benefit the remaining 90% of your miles. I'd guesstimate your MPG the first few miles driven are going to be 20-30ish at best. As a side note, if my battery is 'up', my MMH (now a collector's item), will drop into EV mode before the green temp light illuminates, until the battery goes down. I happen to have a mile of down hill/level terrain sub division driving for a mile out of my driveway, so it's possible to benefit on a short jont. If it were me, I wouldn't hesitate on the FFH. When gas goes back to $4, you'll thank yourself. Jack in Ohio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites