![]() The Fusion Energi can be charged in about 2.5 hours on an SAE Level 1 charger. It’s hard to rationalize the significant sacrifice when any number of crossover-based hybrids are available without the compromise. This isn’t an issue that’s unique to the Fusion, but to almost all PHEV sedans – the drivetrain just makes more sense in an SUV or a car that has a hatchback. With the batteries cutting trunk volume by just about half (16 cubic-feet down to 8.2), the Fusion Energi becomes a family sedan that doesn’t really make sense for families. Perhaps the Fusion Energi’s single biggest shortcoming is that the bigger battery needed to make it a PHEV eats into precious trunk space that could otherwise be used to carry golf clubs, a suitcase or a stroller. That is, if it weren’t for the trunk – or lack thereof. Fusion Energie is a plug-in hybrid that combines the emissions and fuel-savings benefits of an electric vehicle with the practicality of a five-passenger sedan. The addition of a hybrid drivetrain in 2010 added to the car’s case as a compelling midsize buy, and the plug-in option might have taken it further still. ![]() There are good reasons for the sedan’s long tenure: it’s an affordable, well-proportioned four-door that can be unusually well-appointed inside. Ford’s Fusion has had a long run by any standard, and thanks to the company’s announcement last year that it will only produce SUVs and trucks, this will be its last. ![]()
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