I am still possibly replacing my current 2010 FFH with the 2013 Energi, but a substantial question will be what that $39.5K price includes. If it includes the electronic options that I would be getting anyway on a “regular” hybrid or a optioned-out gas-powered SE — specifically, as a long-distance commuter (whose commute range otherwise would probably put me beyond the optimal range for a Fusion Energi), I want to get BLIS, adaptive cruising, and lane departure warning — which would drive a Fusion Hybrid SE’s price to about $34.5K anyway. At a $5K difference, I’d probably get the Energi because the tax credit probably puts me at the breakeven point immediately vis-a-vis the regular Hybrid. (By comparison, a gas-powered SE with the same options would be up to about $30.5K, which means that it makes absolutely no sense for me to get a regular SE because I’m calculating the Hybrid/Energi breakeven point to be at three years based on my use, and I tend to drive my car 4-5 years.) I tend to think that there are other people who would be in my boat.

Again, it depends on what it comes with. If the options that I want are *not* included and would add about $2-3K to the price of the Energi, I’m not getting one. Part of that equation is that electricity is relatively expensive here, so I don’t figure a fuel cost savings.

Will the Fiesta get 40 combined or just have a highway mileage north of 40? Will real world performance match the EPA numbers.

I saw one article that said the Fusion Energi price would be just under $40,000 which disappoints folks like me that thought it would be priced like the C-Max Energi.

I like the new Ford Aston Martin look, and hope the 2014 C-Max gets the treatment.