Ford Fusion Hybrid Sedan: Is The Ford Fusion Worth The Purchase?
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January 11, 2010 19:10:59
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Ford Motor Co. revealed its intentions to push out the new-generation "all-electric" Ford Focus Hybrid at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. But compared to other Hybrids on the market, is Ford Fusion Hybrid really worth the purchase?
According to Mark Fields, the President of Ford, the new Ford Fusion Hybrid Sedan will be competitive among the other all-electric vehicles. Ford Motor Co's Alan Mulally stated positively that "the efficiencies generated by our new global C-car platform will enable us to provide Ford Focus customers with an affordable product offering quality, fuel efficiency, safety and technology beyond their expectations."
Comparing the Fusion Hybrid's mid size which provides about 41/36 miles per gallon to Toyota and Honda's, is the MSRP of $26,625 really worth it?
According to Mark Fields, the President of Ford, the new Ford Fusion Hybrid Sedan will be competitive among the other all-electric vehicles. Ford Motor Co's Alan Mulally stated positively that "the efficiencies generated by our new global C-car platform will enable us to provide Ford Focus customers with an affordable product offering quality, fuel efficiency, safety and technology beyond their expectations."
Comparing the Fusion Hybrid's mid size which provides about 41/36 miles per gallon to Toyota and Honda's, is the MSRP of $26,625 really worth it?
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We have a limited supply of electricity because the government will not approve coal plants or nuclear plants and our water sources are finite.
We have an abundance of natural gas (we bleed most of it), and it makes more sense to use it to power vehicles. We can use hydrogen power, methane power (we have enough of this shit gas in DC to power the nation).
Why are we not developing our own fuel resources in America. We have lots and we will then not be under the energy control of our potential enemies. We can also make them more fuel efficient through injector development.
I think that this entire issue is not being presented truthfully.
I would however buy a Ford over the others
see: http://www.hybridcars.com/eco...
And it's certainly not worth $26,000. The last time I paid that much for a car it was a '64 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow! THAT car was worth $26,000!
GM and Chrysler took the federal government bailout funds. Ford turned it down, yet Ford is ahead in sales. In other words, the Ford cars are selling, while GM and Chrysler are still in trouble. The Chevy Volt hybrid will be for sale in 2011, but its pricetag is predicted to be $40,000. $15,000 more than all others. That doesn't look good for GM or Chrysler which markets a full-size SUV hybrid on a GM drivetrain. Good drivetrain, but overpriced at like $45,000.
Hybrid engines strictly regulate engine speed and load. That's how they gain 25% better mileage and 90% pollution reduction. You could better monitor your electricity consumption. You could decide whether to go for a long drive or cut utility bills. You've learned from utility and gasoline companies and car dealers that hybrids are no good. Hybrids should have a useful driving range of 50% more than standard drive vehicles. They also handle better. They're perfect for top-heavy roll-prone SUVs like the Ford Escape. Think about it.
As for the battery cost, NiMh are about $10K and Lithium-ion $20K. (I favor NiMh). Both are road tested to last 100,000 miles of deep discharge. After that, they can get 2 or 3 more years of light duty household use. When you figure plug-in hybrids basicly double the mileage of mid-size cars, the cost almost pencils out. Driving 100,000 miles with a 50mpg car vs a 25mpg car, at $3 a gallon, the 50mpg car saves $6,000. This is a conservative estimate. With mass production, battery costs could go down. Gasoline price 'will' go up. With gains in technology, hybrid mileage will get lots better.
As for emissions, electric generator plants are located out of town and neighborhood where emissions won't be breathed. Next, the hybrid engine speed and load are strictly regulated. That's how they achieve 25% mileage gains and 90% reduction of toxic emissions. (This also makes the engine last 50% longer or 50-100,000 more miles than standard drive.)
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As for the battery cost, NiMh are about $10K and Lithium-ion $20K. (I favor NiMh). Both are road tested to last 100,000 miles of deep discharge. After that, they can get 2 or 3 more years of light duty household use. When you figure plug-in hybrids basicly double the mileage of mid-size cars, the cost almost pencils out. Driving 100,000 miles with a 50mpg car vs a 25mpg car, at $3 a gallon, the 50mpg car saves $6,000. This is a conservative estimate. With mass production, battery costs could go down. Gasoline price 'will' go up. With gains in technology, hybrid mileage will get lots better.
As for emissions, electric generator plants are located out of town and neighborhood where emissions won't be breathed. Next, the hybrid engine speed and load are strictly regulated. That's how they achieve 25% mileage gains and 90% reduction of toxic emissions. (This also makes the engine last 50% longer or 50-100,000 more miles than standard drive.)
The hybrid models are limited. But, most any car, truck or van could have a plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Many people will drive mostly on the battery pack. Their mileage may exceed 500mpg.
Hybrids reduce our dependence on foreign oil. The main reason we're at war is to secure gasoline for cars, jet planes, trucks, heavy equipment, ships, boats and lastly trains which are most fuel efficient. The plot to invade Iraq began in 1996. George Duhbya Bush began plotting in January 2001, long before 911. He works for corporate America and fellow multi-millionaires who don't want YOU to have a life-saving home-based power source nor cars that are safer and last years longer.
Rush Limbaugh is a filthy liar.
I don't argue global warming as much as how we should prepare for any expected drastic climate changes. Vehicles that enable a home-based power supply justifies a legislative mandate because this would save lives, more than double fuel economy, and change our development patterns so that we walk more, use transit more, and bike more, all of which encourage local economies to grow.
Obama is a centrist like Clinton, pro-globalization, pro-Big Business, but also pro-government social services and various regulations. He's no Bolshevik or whatever. I like him because he seems Moderate and I believe most Americans are politically Moderate.
President Obama is obviously a centrist. Only the extreme Far Right consider him a leftist. Far Right leaders, a minority, mislead most republicans/conservatives with lies and deceit. Limbaugh, Bleck, O'Reilly, Savage, Coulter, Palin, all bald-faced liars when not spreading deceit. Republican legislators are also accustomed to spreading deceit.
The home of tomorrow must have a back-up power supply matched to rooftop photovoltiac solar panels. The plug-in hybrid is the perfect match. Buy a Ford Fusion. Converting one to a plug-in status will increase effective fuel economy to 100 mpg. Don't buy a GM Volt. Its price of $40,000 is far too high and will lead to the model failure.