jeff_h Report post Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) Having the Energi also mitigates the effects of those who don't pay as much attention to driving style. I am very cognizant of starting off smoothly and braking evenly to get 98-100% brake score on almost every stop. My wife's driving style, however, is either GO... or.... STOP!!! On the MyFordMobile app there is a log of all trips with MPG and brake score, my average brake score (when driving her car) is normally about 10 points higher than hers. So for her, most of her trips are crosstown (about 1,000-1,200 miles per month, mostly local) and hybrid mode comes into play now and then, it has still turned out to be the best move, IMHO. 1) The way it was with her driving an AWD Edge: Fill up with gas every 3-4 days, driving style of GO...STOP resulted in about $300-400 per month in gas. 2) The way it is with her driving an Energi: Fill up with gas every 3-4 weeks (have had 4½ fills since April), driving style of GO...STOP doesn't matter nearly as much in EV mode, resulting in about $30-40 per month in gas. I haven't done a fine-tooth comparison of when the cost of electricity is factored in, but since the electric bill could be almost twice what it is for the entire house and I'd still be saving money, well that is good enough for me and I don't see a need to delve further into it. 3) The way it likely would have been with her driving a Fusion Hybrid: Fill up with gas every 1-1½ weeks, driving style of GO...STOP would defeat purpose of the hybrid efficiency, likely resulting in about $100-150 per month in gas. Also, the $3,751 tax credit for the Energi means that it won't take as long for the difference in monthly gas cost to add up and make the Energi the best move for her driving situation and habits. Edited August 1, 2013 by jeff_h 5 acdii, hybridbear, corncobs and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites