# 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Battery Cell **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** fusion, ford\ **Created:** [March 17, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-battery-cell/161229 "2020-03-17T02:58:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-battery-cell/161229/2 "2020-03-17T03:03:32Z")
it may happen that your battery is still OK, but Ford has a computer-controlled timer which reduces the load on it in order to “save” it (??) read this thread for more info: > [@2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid electrical motor comes on less; mileage dropped](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-electrical-motor-comes-on-less-mileage-dropped/132671): > > My Fusion hybrid, 44,000 miles, has been a great car, but a few months ago, the electrical motor began coming on less & less; now it almost never comes on, even when going downhill. Had it checked out by Ford but they had no answers. Of course, mileage has gone way down. my view on this: somehow Toyota managed not to introduce this “pre-programmed efficiency reduction” into their cars and they keep going for 15+ years --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-battery-cell/161229)._